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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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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.
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.
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 ...
Handle specimens as little as possible and wash your hands afterwards. If a specimen is broken or leaking in the transport box do not remove it, but take the transport box to the laboratory specimen reception where it will be dealt with appropriately. Should a specimen be dropped in the hospital and its container broken, do not allow anyone to ...
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transport box itself. Carry all specimens in the trays or boxes provided, never carry them any distance in your hands (even between adjacent rooms or wards) and never carry them in your pocket. Do not accept any specimens, specimen containers or carriers that are badly damaged or with obvious signs of leakage.
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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 ...
