Ethanol Level*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Ethanol Level

Colorimetric Absorbance

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)

Acceptable: Gold top, serum gel

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Use a nonalcohol prep pad to cleanse venipuncture site.

2. Send specimen in original tube.

3. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.

Refrigerated

Critical value (automatic call-back): >100 mg/dL

Pharmacological response to blood alcohol may vary from individual to individual. Fatal concentration has been
reported to be >400 mg/dL.

Daily

Available STAT

Analytical Time:

1 day

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