In practice, people will often fill another bottle before the blue bottle as this prevents accidentally under-filling the bottle (which as I mentioned is important to be filled exactly to the line). This can happen as some needles (e.g. Butterfly needles) contain air that will enter the bottle. So that might be why you've seen other bottles being filled before blue. I hope this makes sense for you!
I didn't include it in this video as it's less common, but here is a useful link from Geeky Medics with some more information on red top bottles: geekymedics.com/blood-bottles-guide/
Hey I am a new subscriber and I’ve been watching your videos for about a few days now and I am so happy I found you. I am not sure if you did a video on this yet, but how do I know what color to use when it comes to test tube color look up for drawing blood from a doctor order?
Hi Isa, green bottles are not commonly used in UK hospitals so I did not include them. They are sometimes used for routine biochemistry. If green bottles are used, they're commonly filled after yellow. Hope this helps!
Hi Danelle, I believe so yes! From all the online resources I've read, the USA use the same bottle colours with the same additives, and therefore use the same order of draw.
Correct me if im wrong but why do some say yellow, blue, red, green,lavender,grey. In a order like that?
In practice, people will often fill another bottle before the blue bottle as this prevents accidentally under-filling the bottle (which as I mentioned is important to be filled exactly to the line). This can happen as some needles (e.g. Butterfly needles) contain air that will enter the bottle. So that might be why you've seen other bottles being filled before blue. I hope this makes sense for you!
@@medicinemadesimple6273 yes! Thankyou so much!
You are correct for Americans order of draw. He stated that he is in the UK. Here in America yellow is blood cultures which is always first
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Order of draw ❤❤
Here in America, yellow is first because that's the color for our blood cultures!
Thanks, Brittany. Useful to know 🙂
Where’s red
I didn't include it in this video as it's less common, but here is a useful link from Geeky Medics with some more information on red top bottles: geekymedics.com/blood-bottles-guide/
Very nice ❤
Hey I am a new subscriber and I’ve been watching your videos for about a few days now and I am so happy I found you. I am not sure if you did a video on this yet, but how do I know what color to use when it comes to test tube color look up for drawing blood from a doctor order?
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U missed the green bottle
Hi Isa, green bottles are not commonly used in UK hospitals so I did not include them. They are sometimes used for routine biochemistry. If green bottles are used, they're commonly filled after yellow. Hope this helps!
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Thanks a lot
You're welcome 😊
is this the same for usa?
Hi Danelle, I believe so yes! From all the online resources I've read, the USA use the same bottle colours with the same additives, and therefore use the same order of draw.
In USA yellow is for blood cultures which is supposed to be the very first in order of draw!