Container/Tube: Serum gel tube
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes. Spin in centrifuge. Use special test request form (Lab-020 from copy center) for accurate documentation on procedure. Cleanse venipuncture site with non-alcohol soap or iodine.
Note: 1. CHLORASEP or alcohol prep are not acceptable as both will contaminate specimen. Once tube is opened, it cannot be analyzed for ETOH at a later date. Postmortem or immediate antemortem specimens may produce false-positive results.
2. MidMichigan Laboratories does not perform alcohol testing for legal purposes. Law enforcement and/or lawyers may subpoena medical ETOH specimens and paper work.
3. Please refer to Blood Alcohol Form in Special Instructions.
Colorimetric, Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Not detected (Positive results are quantified.)
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
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