Assessing pediatric trauma specimen integrity.

Objective: This study investigated the quality of trauma specimens by comparing line draws to venipuncture.

Design: The draw type (line or venipuncture); container type (Vacutainer or Microtainer); and suitability for processing (processed/hemolyzed/clotted) of routinely collected trauma specimens was analyzed.

Setting: The clinical laboratory of a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center.