How Many Ounces Are In A Vial Of Blood?
Answer: This depends on the size of the vial.
Your typical vial will range anywhere from 3ml to 10ml or 3cc to 10cc's.
So, there would be between 0.1 to 0.338 fluid ounces respectively.
Refer to the chart below to calculate additional conversions for measurements often used in the medical field.
Conversion Chart
| Ounces | CC's | Liters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ounce | 1 | 29.5729 | 0.0296 |
| 1 Milliliter | 0.0338 | 1 | 0.001 |
| 1 Liter | 33.8147 | 1000 | 1 |
| 1 Pint | 16 | 473.167 | 0.4731 |
On a related note, you may often see the word vial misused as "vile". In fact, you may have stumbled on this page searching for "vile of blood". While the two words sound the same, they have completely different meanings. You'll never have a "vile of blood". But, you may have a vial of vile tasting liquid! :)
Reviewed on Dec 28, 2016