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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.
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 ...
Immediately place each specimen in a tightly secured, leak-proof container with 10% neutral buffered formalin. Do NOT allow the specimen to dry out. For optimal sample fixation, the formalin volume to specimen ratio should be 10:1. Best clinical practice is to use a separate container for each specimen. Do NOT crush or stretch the specimen
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 ...
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Specimen bags. With the exception of very large specimen containers such as the bigger Histopathology pots, 24 hour urine containers and faecal fat collection buckets, all specimens sent to the laboratory should be in a sealed bag. The standard laboratory request forms for Transfusion, Chemical Pathology, Haematology and Microbiology come with ...
