When a patient comes to a Doctor, and if the doctor suggests any investigation, for that it becomes necessary to collect samples for investigation. Collection of samples means it may be blood sample collection, urine sample collection, Pleural fluid/synovial fluid/ pericardial fluid, Cerebrospinal fluid, semen analysis, biopsy, any of part of a human body.
Friends, in this article we have detailed the “blood sample collection procedure step by step”.
Requirement
Vials
Different types of vials used in different test for laboratory investigation purpose.
Red vials
Red vials or serum vials are used for biochemistry, immunology and serology.
EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid)
EDTA vials for complete blood count test is generally used in hematology.
Sugar vials
Sugar vials are for sugar test.
Citrate vial
Citrate vial for coagulation profile test.
Syringe
A small hollow tube attached with a needle is called syringe. Syringes are used to inject or withdraw liquids or drugs or blood into the body. Here we will use syringe for withdraw blood. Syringes may be 2ml, 3ml, 5ml, 10ml, 12ml, 15ml, 20ml, 25ml 50ml etc.