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Sample (on ice) must be rushed immediately to the laboratory as plasma must be removed from the red blood cells within 30 minutes.
Sugar/honey/syrup/treacle/jelly (e.g. bramble jelly)/jams/marmalade (without peel) Boiled sweets or clear mints Tea/coffee Herbal tea – clear (avoid red
EMU) Legionella antigen in urine Pneumococci antigen in urine Sample requirements 30mL urine bottle with preservative Bottles should be filled to the red
Place swab in transport medium Stool samples may be used in place of a rectal swab Stool container with spoon Urine samples may be sent in either red
Urine samples sent in red capped 30 mL sterile universal containers are also accepted. 60 mL wide-mouthed container for sputum Required information Reason
Non incidental findings such as red and white blood cells, casts or non-bacterial infections such as candida will be reported if seen but this is not the
Sugar/honey/syrup/treacle/ jelly (e.g. bramble jelly) /jams/marmalade (without peel) Boiled sweets or clear mints Tea/coffee Herbal tea – clear (avoid red
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Red, inflamed or oily eyelids. Tiny flakes or crusts on or around the base of lashes.
bag: Transfusion and Ante Natal samples Green bag: Haematology/Chemical Pathology combined samples (from locations not using the red boxes) Blue bag:
Red symptoms – emergency Floppy Seizures Unresponsive Convulsions
/honey/syrup/treacle/fruit jelly (e.g. bramble jelly)/jams/marmalade (without peel) Boiled sweets or clear mints Tea/coffee Herbal tea - clear (avoid red
For children and neonates, a minimum of 1 ml taken into a red top plain serum tube.
Infection symptoms include a red, sticky eye.
The department prepares units of blood (red cells, fresh frozen plasma and platelets) for patients by ensuring that it is compatible with the patient’s
Red category
The skin around the nephrostomy is red or hot.