LabNotes - Volume 20, No. 1, 2009
From The Editor
The feature article in this LabNotes focuses on capillary blood collection. This form of specimen collection requires skill and practice by the blood collector to ensure that a good quality sample is obtained and ready for analysis. The article will provide you with an overview of situations where skin puncture is the collection method of choice, and it will give several tips on proper specimen collection technique. Also in this issue, BD Diagnostics ' Preanalytical Systems is proud to announce its newest member of the BD Vacutainer' evacuated blood collection tube family, the BD Vacutiner' Rapid Serum Tube (RST). The BD RST tube will provide a clotted specimen in five minutes, which will help you to improve your turn-around times, particularly in a STAT setting. Please take a look at the full article for more details about the RST tube, and feel free to contact your local BD Sales Consultant for additional information. The BD Global Technical Services Department is one of BD's value-added services that you, our customers, can take advantage of when you have a technical question about BD products. Be sure to see the details about our technical experts on the last page of LabNotes. We hope you enjoy this issue and find the information in the articles beneficial in your everyday practice. Regards,
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