We had to reject two CBCs today because the purple-top EDTA tubes were underfilled and clotted after a 3,000 rpm spin, which skews HCT and platelet counts and delays care. For those jumping in as vet assistants or training them, what’s your go-to way to cement proper tube fill/labeling and a 1:10 bleach, goggles, and glove routine during hectic morning draws?
Mark the “purple-top EDTA” rack with a fill line; require 8 inversions. Worth adding a 10‑min ‘1:10 bleach’ timer?
We use a lanyard “fill card” + call-out: before the spin, they hold the purple-top to the card and say “filled, label, 8 inversions,” then start the timer. Bleach is pre-mixed in dated squeeze bottles and goggles/gloves hang on the centrifuge like car keys so they get grabbed — @jbradley34, think a lanyard card would beat rack marks for new folks?
I tell parents “80%” and book sealants as soon as 6-year molars erupt, then check retention at 6‑month recalls. Tiny caveat: it’s a raincoat, not a submarine — no help if there’s already occlusal decay, and in pets we mostly use barrier gels like OraVet rather than true fissure sealants. Do you show a quick model demo or share this CDC blurb: https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/publications/features/sealants-keep-kids-smiles.html?