FIRST PRESENTATION:
- Please collect 1 x Serum tube (gold cap OR red cap w. yellow insert) AND 1 x 9ml EDTA tube.
SUBSEQUENT PRESENTATIONS:
- Please collect 1 x 9ml EDTA tube (preferred). Serum Tube (gold cap OR red cap w. yellow insert) will still be accepted however is not preferred.
- If the presentation is unknown, please collect as if it is the patient's first presentation.
Specimen tube mandatory labelling criteria
- Surname AND given name
- Date of birth
- UR number and/or Address
- Date and time
- Sign or initial the specimen tube
Request for Blood/Blood Products form mandatory labelling criteria
- Surname AND given name
- Date of birth
- UR number and/or Address
- Date and time
- Complete and sign the request form declaration
All details including signatures and date/time on specimen tube and request form must match.
For patients under the care of the following : Goulburn Valley Health, Swan Hill District Health, Mildura Base Public Hospital, Echuca Regional Health, Nathalia Cobram Numurkah Health specimens must be HAND LABELLED.
Pre-printed labels are accepted for other health services. If a pre-printed label is used on the specimen, it MUST bear the collector's signature and date and time of collection.
See "Pre-Transfusion Specimen Requirements (PDF)" below for further details.
