- Body Systems
- Health Care
- Threats to Health
- Healthy Living
- hematology home
- immunology home
- signs and symptoms
- investigations
- conditions and diseases
Section Links
Blood Collection
Vacuum tubes almost always contain anticoagulant:
- EDTA (preferred for blood cell counts)
- citrate
- heparin
peripheral venous access video (Dalhousie University Common Common Currency)
phlebotomy video (Dalhousie University Common Common Currency)
This information is for training in careers with many inherent risks. Do not base any decision or action on this site's contents, either for yourself or someone else, without first consulting with a health care professional. Sharing In Health cannot be held responsible for adverse events of any kind.
Please forgive and contact david . lapierre @ dal . ca if you have found any errors of commission or omission as this site develops.