Table III


Vacutainer Anticoagulant Content


VacutainerAnticoagulant
Pink (10mL)none
Pink (7mL)none
Green (7mL)lithium heparin
Gray (7mL)potassium oxalate / sodium fluoride
Black (7mL; 4.5mL fill)sodium citrate
Lavender (7mL)EDTA
Blue (7mL; 4.5mL fill)sodium citrate
Yellow-red speckled (10mL)none
Brown (10mL)none
Green (2mL)lithium heparin
Green-orange speckled (10mL)lithium heparin


The following is a diagram of a vacutainer: