This is followed by a good, more concise definition: The key term in the definition of platform is 'programmed'. If you can program it, then it's a platform. If you can't, then it's not.. Marc then gets into detail by breaking platforms down into three fundamental approaches or levels:
6 WHO guidelines on drawing blood: best practices in phlebotomy. â¢ capillary sampling (i.e. finger or heel-pricks or, rarely, an ear lobe puncture) for analysis of. capillary blood specimens for all ages; examples include testing of iron levels before blood.
Incorrect order of draw can lead to problems and misdiagnosis of health conditions or disease. If coagulation testing is the only laboratory work that needs to be drawn the phlebotomist should first draw a plain red top tube to remove tissue fluid contamination. This tube is then discarded into the biohazard receptacle.