A lavender top microcollection container that has EDTA as an anticoagulant is used to collect a capillary hematology specimen for a complete blood count (CBC). If additional specimens are also collected with the same dermal puncture into a green top and a red top container, at what point should the lavender top for the CBC specimen be collected?

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	After the red top that has no additives
	After the green top that contains heparin
	Lavender top should be the first specimen collected
	The order of collection doesn't matter