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How do you dispose of BD vacutainer?
Discard immediately into an approved sharps disposal container. DO NOT remove needle from holder. Dispose of the needle and holder as one unit into nearest sharps container. DO NOT REUSE.
What is a BD collection?
BD swab-based collection and transport systems are used for the collection and transport of specimens to the microbiology laboratory for organism recovery.
What is BD Vacutainer used for?
BD Vacutainer plastic tubes offer a safe method of blood collection and reduce the potential for tube breakage and specimen spillage, thereby reducing the potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. BD provides a full offering of Vacutainer® blood collection tubes in both glass and plastic.
What blood tube colors are for which test UK?
The tests each bottle is used for are the same: the purple one is for cell count, the yellow one is for electrolytes, albumin and LDH, the grey one is for glucose, and blood culture bottles can be used for fluid cultures.
What is the use of BD vacutainer?
Do BD Vacutainers expire?
According to the manufacturer: Do BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes expire at the beginning or end of the month? The expiration date on the tube label is stated as a month and year. The tubes expire at the end of the month that is stated on the label.
What kind of test is BD Vacutainer used for?
BD Vacutainer spray-coated K2EDTA Tubes are used for whole blood hematology determinations and immunohematology testing.
How to contact BD Vacutainer blood collection tubes?
Connect with a sales representative to get more information or place orders for BD products. Have technical support questions or require customer service for BD products? BD is the inventor of BD Vacutainer ® blood collection tubes as well as the worldwide leader in blood tubes.
How are BD Vacutainer SST tubes used in chemistry?
BD Vacutainer SST™ Tubes contain spray-coated silica and a polymer gel for serum separation. They are used for serum determinations in chemistry. BD Vacutainer® SST™ Tubes provide an efficient means of serum sample preparation and help to improve laboratory workflow.
When do you use a BD Vacutainer heparin tube?
Heparin BD Vacutainer®Heparin Tubes are spray-coated with either lithium heparin or sodium heparin and are used for plasma determinations in chemistry. Closure Reference # Tube Size Draw Volume (mm) (mL) Type Colour Label type Lithium Heparin 366664 13×75 2.0 P 367884 ✓ 13×75 4.0 P 367886 13×100 6.0 P 367880 16×100 10.0 P Sodium Heparin