Specimen Requirements

1. Prep patient’s arm with Betadine®.

2. Draw blood in a grey-top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) tube(s).

3. Affix chain-of-custody tape across top of tube(s), and send 5 mL of (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) whole blood.

4. Place tube(s) and completed chain-of-custody form in a sealed bag.

5. Send specimen at ambient temperature.

6. For chain-of-custody information, see #Chain-of-Custody Processing “Chain-of-Custody Processing.”
Note:  Follow instructions in “Blood Alcohol Collection” in “C.O.C. (Chain-of-Custody) Collection Procedure” in “Special Instructions.”