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BD Vacutainer Label
Phlebotomy Procedures
| Numerical Order | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 Label Alignment | Help to improve your lab's efficiency. Misaligned secondary labelling means extra work and less efficiency in the lab. |
| 2 Label Alignment | To help minimize this error, all BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Tubes have been restyled to include a visual guide for proper placement of secondary labels |
| 3 Steps to Properly Align Secondary Labels | Using the colored sidebar as your guide, position the secondary label on the tube, leaving the colored sidebar exposed. |
| 4 Steps to Properly Align Secondary Labels | Smoothly wrap the secondary label around the tube, leaving a clear window to the sample. |
| 5 Benefits of Proper Secondary Label Alignment | Sample visibility |
| 6 Benefits of Proper Secondary Label Alignment | Ability to know the tube type if the closure is removed |
| 7 Benefits of Proper Secondary Label Alignment | Easy to see fill indicator |
| 8 Benefits of Proper Secondary Label Alignment | Consistent bar code location, creating instrument-readable labels |
| 9 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | Color-coded sidebar |
| 10 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | Color-coded notch |
| 11 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | Nominal fill indicator |
| 12 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | Tube type and additive concentration (it applicable) |
| 13 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | BD reference number |
| 14 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | BD sterile symbol |
| 15 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | BD lot# & expiration date |
| 16 Provides visual guide for proper placement of secondary labelling | Draw volume |