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The following items must be available at the collection site in order to conduct a proper collection: Collection kit. Proper custody and control form. Bluing agent to add to the toilet bowl or water tank to prevent a donor from diluting the specimen. Single use disposable gloves for use by collectors while handling specimens. If appropriate, proper signage to prevent entry into the collection area.

Wear disposable latex gloves if available.Place a thick, clean compress (consisting of gauze or soft clean cloth) directly over the wound. The compress will absorb blood and help the clotting process.Apply pressure to the victim's wound by placing your palm directly over the compress and pressing firmly.If blood soaks through, do not remove the compress. Instead, add more cloth pads over it as needed. Removing the compress may reopen the wound and result in further bleeding.

Gloves must be worn: when there is a reasonable chance of exposure to blood, other infectious body fluids, mucous membranes, or nonintact skin. during vascular access procedures, including phlebotomy. when handling contaminated items or surfaces.Wear only flat rings under gloves as large rings may tear gloves.Replace gloves: Between patient contacts If they are damaged or contaminated Before leaving the work area. Wash hands after removing gloves.Never wash disposable gloves.

Personal Protective Equipment includes items such as: Gowns Shoe covers Aprons Gloves Caps Masks Eye protection

Follow this order whenever you wash your hands: Remove and dispose of gloves. Wet hands. Use liquid soap (bacteria live in soap dishes). Wash for at least 15 seconds, cleaning all surfaces (including under fingernails). Don't touch faucets after washing (don't recontaminate your hands). Dry with paper towels. Turn off faucets with paper towels.

Work practice controls affect the transport of blood and other potentially infectious materials.Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including eye protection, gloves, and lab coats or aprons, must be used when handling specimens.Spilled specimens must be cleaned up using proper PPE .

When there is a reasonable chance of exposure to blood, other infectious body fluids, mucous membranes, or nonintact skin. During vascular access procedures, including phlebotomy. When handling contaminated items or surfaces.

To protect the worker from blood borne pathogens, either latex or a latex like product such as nitrile must be worn when handling specimens or other items possibly contaminated with blood.Utility gloves or heavy-duty rubber gloves are useful when cleaning up spills or when there is a risk of damage from equipment handling.

Information concerning the eye, skin, and respiratory protection required while using the chemical. Safety goggles are the minimum eye protection and rubber or nitrile gloves must be worn when handling any chemical. Any special ventilation that might be needed.

Personal protective equipment is an essential way to protect yourself from the dangers of chemicals. You'll find on the label or MSDS exactly what kinds of clothing, gloves, and coverings you'll need to keep yourself safe. Also, the laboratory's chemical hygiene plan will include information about necessary personal protective equipment and engineering controls that will reduce your exposure to hazardous chemicals. At a minimum, safety goggles and rubber or nitrile gloves (not necessarily utility gloves) are necessary parts of your personal protective equipment.

When using formaldehyde in any concentration, with the exception of putting specimens in single vials, you must wear: A cover gown or apron A face shield or safety goggles Gloves This personal protective equipment is provided at no cost to you.

When using formaldehyde in any concentration, with the exception of placing specimens in single vials, you must wear: A cover gown or apron A face shield or safety goggles Gloves

A phlebotomist at Memorial Hills Hospital entered the room of a 6 year old patient. The only test ordered was a CBC, so the phlebotomist decided to do a finger stick. After gathering proper supplies for the finger stick, the phlebotomist began the procedure by putting on gloves and wiping the tip and side of the patient’s ring finger with alcohol. He positioned the safety lancet between the ball and the side of the finger and made a small incision. The child cried as the blood was collected.

Remove the needle from the holder if appropriate, and properly discard it in an approved sharps disposal container.Discard all waste and gloves in a red biohazardous waste container. Wash hands.

Treat all blood & body fluids as if they were infectious.Always wear gloves during vascular access procedures.

Posted signs should alert you to patient allergies. Some patients may be allergic to latex gloves or tourniquets, or to iodine.Avoid using latex in case of allergy. Latex allergies are fairly common, and can be severe. May health-care institutions have reduced the use of latex because of allergies, but complete elimination of latex in the hospital environment is difficult, since it is a component of many medical products.

An impermeable lab coat should be worn to protect clothing from blood & other body fluids. Gloves must be worn while drawing blood and during all other patient contact. Appropriate face masks must be worn during contact with patients in certain types of isolation. A sign posted on the patients door will indicate special protective equipment that may be required prior to entering a patient room.

Required Step Description Step #1 Wash your hands. Clean your hands with soap and water or gel cleanser. Step #2 Positively identify patient using unique identifiers. Ask the patient to state his/her first and last name; if the patient is unable to give you this information, ask the patient's caregiver to confirm the patient's name. A second unique identifier must also be used. Step #3 Special test requirements Determine if the test to be obtained has any special requirements. For example, should the patient be fasting? Is this a timed test? If any requirements are not met, consult with the caregiver to determine a course of action. Step #4 Prepare the patient Explain the procedure to the patient and obtain cooperation. Usually the patient will extend an arm. (This is a form of implied consent.) Position the arm for venipuncture; support the arm on a firm surface; the arm should be in a downward position. Step #5 Site determination The patient can make a fist, but should not pump the hand open and closed. Apply tourniquet Palpate the vein. Release the tourniquet and assemble appropriate equipment. Step #6 Aseptic technique Wear gloves that have not been altered in any way. Cleanse site with approved disinfectant. Allow the disinfectant to air-dry to avoid hemolysis of the specimen and discomfort to the patient. Step #7 Specimen collection Re-apply tourniquet about 3-4 inches above puncture site, insert needle, bevel-side up, at about a 30° angle, and collect specimens. Remove needle and immediately activate the safety device. Mix specimens by gentle inversion 5-10 times. Step #8 Patient care Apply direct pressure to stop bleeding at puncture site; do not have patient bend arm as this may cause a hematoma to form. After about 2 minutes, check the puncture site to verify that bleeding has stopped. Apply bandage if appropriate. Thank the patient for his/her cooperation. Step #9 Specimen labeling Label specimen(s) in the presence of the patient including all the information that is required by your facility. Check the labeled tubes a second time against the patient's wristband to verify labeling accuracy. A professional phlebotomist follows the procedure in the same way for every venipuncture. This ensures that none of the vital steps are omitted. The phlebotomist who is consistent in performance and who concentrates fully to obtain a quality specimen is an indispensable part of the healthcare team.

Safety precautions should be observed when handling seminal fluid. The following guidelines should be followed:If non-disposable items are used, soak contaminated items(e.g.hemacytometers and coverslips) in 70% alcohol or Wexide®.All disposable items should be placed in a biohazard bag for autoclaving.Gloves must be worn and hands thoroughly washed when the examination is completed.Seminal fluids that are to be discarded should be placed in biohazard bags for autoclaving.

The laboratory director is responsible for the development of a risk-based infection control plan for the laboratory.The personnel are trained in methods that minimize the production of aerosols.A respirator is used when performing procedures that can result in aerosolization outside a biological safety cabinet.Personal protective equipment specified in the infection control plan is used.Disposable gloves are worn for all laboratory procedures.