Medical Specimen LabelingProper handling and labeling of medical specimens is an essential aspect of public health, and it has never been more important than in the current state of emergency brought on by the corona virus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has provided guidelines for specimen labeling during a respiratory disease outbreak The purpose of these standards is to protect specimen quality, ensure healthcare worker safety, support patient care, and give testing sites the information they need to comply with accreditation standards. The CDC guidelines can be found here. Proper handling begins before the specimen is collected from the patient. The healthcare worker or lab technician must be certain that standard procedures are followed carefully. These include:
- Label sterile specimen containers with patient name, patient ID#, specimen type and date collected, either by writing in indelible ink directly on the container or using an appropriate label.
- For tubes, position the label completely vertically on the tube with identifying information at the top, leaving clear space through which to view the sample
- For syringes, the label must be positioned straight with the Fi 02 (fraction of inspired oxygen) written on it along with the value to be entered into the analyser.
- For both syringes and tubes, the label must be fully scanner friendly, i.e. positioned vertically with all information completely visible on the side to be scanned.
- Make sure that the label is correctly aligned in the printer so that none of the information is cut off.
- Observe fill marks. Do not overfill container or cover the window with the label.
- Follow posted guidelines for collection of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomonas Vaginalis samples (female specimen containers, male specimen containers, and urine collection guidelines), and anatomical pathology specimens.
"""Utekelezaji sahihi na usambazaji sahihi wa sampuli za matibabu ni sehemu muhimu ya afya ya umma, na haijawahi kuwa muhimu zaidi kuliko katika hali ya sasa ya dharura iliyoletwa na janga la virusi vya corona." Kituo cha Udhibiti wa Magonjwa (CDC) kimetoa miongozo ya kuashiria sampuli wakati wa mlipuko wa ugonjwa wa kupumua, kusudi la viwango hivi ni kulinda ubora wa sampuli, kuhakikisha usalama wa wafanyikazi wa huduma ya afya, kusaidia utunzaji wa wagonjwa, na kutoa maeneo ya upimaji habari wanayohitaji kufuata viwango vya kibali. Miongozo ya CDC inaweza kupatikana hapa. Usimamizi unaofaa huanza kabla ya sampuli kukusanywa kutoka kwa mgonjwa. Mfanyakazi wa huduma ya afya au fundi wa maabara lazima awe na uhakika kwamba taratibu za kawaida zinafuatwa kwa uangalifu. Vifaa vya kuhifadhi vichapo vya mgonjwa vinaweza kuandikwa kwa wino usioweza kufuta au kwa kutumia lebo inayofaa. - Kwa mabomba, kuweka lebo kabisa wima juu ya bomba na taarifa ya utambulisho juu, na kuacha nafasi wazi kwa njia ya kuona sampuli. - Kwa sindano, lebo lazima kuwekwa moja kwa moja na Fi 02 (fraction ya oksijeni inspired) imeandikwa juu yake pamoja na thamani ya kuingia katika analyser. - Kwa ajili ya sindano na mirija, lebo lazima kuwa kikamilifu scanner kirafiki, yaani. Ni moja ya sehemu ya juu ya mstari wa juu, na habari zote zinaonekana kwa upande wa kutafakari. - Hakikisha kwamba lebo ni sahihi aligned katika printer hivyo kwamba hakuna ya habari ni kukatwa nje. - Angalia alama za kujaza. Usiijaze chombo kupita kiasi au kufunika dirisha na lebo. - Fuata miongozo iliyochapishwa kwa ajili ya ukusanyaji wa sampuli za Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, na Trichomonas Vaginalis (vifuko vya sampuli za wanawake, vifuko vya sampuli za wanaume, na miongozo ya ukusanyaji wa mkojo), na sampuli za patholojia ya anatomiki.