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If a specimen leaks into a specimen transport box, tell the laboratory reception staff and ask them to make it safe. If you drop and break a specimen do not touch it or try to clear up the mess. Stay with the specimen to prevent other people touching it and send to the laboratory for assistance.
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So for Cat A you need to have someone that is available to pick up 24/7 while those specimens are in transport. Category B, the only requirement is that the phone needs to be picked up at least during business hours. And then for us, we do the outreach specimen collection. So it's safety challenges on collecting in the field and transporting.
A sample leaks in transit. A sample is dropped and breaks in transit. A sample is dropped and its loss is not noticed. Instructions to reduce additional risk: To minimise the chance of dropping specimens, carry all specimens in a pathology collection trolley, or transport box, or plastic carrier bag, do not carry by hand or place in a pocket.
1. POLICY STATEMENT. The policy provides guidance for couriers and porters in safe collection and transport of samples to the laboratory. For the policy relating to the collection of Blood Products and Components see Porters to Collect Blood Components and Products from the Blood Transfusion Laboratory Policy CP2c/CG105. 2.
For all users of BRILS please note that timely transport of samples to the laboratory is important in ensuring sample integrity and subsequent patient results. All specimens must be transported to the laboratory on the day they are taken. Any delays in specimen transportation, for example, delays due to adverse weather conditions, may affect ...
3. The primary container must be sealed in a leak-proof plastic bag (Minigrip, polythene or specimen bag with the request card attached to the outside), or in the case of blood samples may be ‘batched’ into the red transport boxes containing absorbent material. 4. Single or Multiple samples must then be sealed in a plastic bag containing
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Mar 5, 2024 · Place the sample into one of the two sample positions in the container and replace container lid. Send the full transport container to laboratory immediately along with fully completed request form in a leak-proof specimen transport bag. If for any reason the cool container is not used it must be returned to the laboratory as soon as possible ...
