Cooking times can be shorter in toaster ovens. If your product says cook it at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, you should set a kitchen timer for 20 minutes.
Approach Considerations. If heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is suspected, the first step is to discontinue and avoid all heparin products immediately. An order to simply discontinue heparin may not necessarily prevent heparin exposure, because unfractionated heparin (UFH) is commonly used to flush catheters.
Steps. 1  1. Keep an ice pack ready and labelled with the patient's name. Arterial blood is prone for clotting and needs to be put in an ice pack as soon as it is drawn. 2  2. Take a 2cc syringe and load about 0.2cc of heparin solution in it. Heparin prevents clotting but too much of it can interfere with the results.