1 Wipe away the first drop of blood with a piece of clean, dry cotton gauze. 2  Since newborns do not often bleed immediately, use gentle pressure to produce a rounded drop of blood. 3  Do not use excessive pressure because the blood may become diluted with tissue fluid. 4  Fill the required microtainer(s) as needed.
You'll likely see labels like THHN or THWN written on the wire. For example, THHN wire stands for thermoplastic high heat-resistant nylon coated wire. THWN stands for thermoplastic heat- and moisture-resistant nylon coated wire. As you can see, these wires are built to take on many different conditions.
A jump wire (also known as jumper, jumper wire, jumper cable, DuPont wire, or DuPont cable â named for one manufacturer of them) is an electrical wire or group of them in a cable with a connector or pin at each end (or sometimes without them â simply tinned), which is normally used to interconnect the components of a breadboard or other prototype ...