LeadCare
®
II User's Guide 4-3
• Blood can transmit infectious diseases. Use universal
precautions while collecting and handling blood samples.
Follow the procedures set up by your institution for
meeting federal, state, and local regulations.
• Dispose of sensors, capillary tubes, plungers, and
droppers in biohazard container.
• Use caution when handling the LeadCare II Treatment
Reagent. This reagent contains dilute hydrochloric acid.
Refer to the LeadCare Treatment Reagent Safety Data
Sheet that appears in Appendix E of this manual for safe
• Do NOT use sensors that have been dropped, previously
handled, broken, scratched or damaged in any way. This
could cause inaccurate test results.
• Make sure the sensor is inserted under the sensor guides
and sits flush on the sensor deck. Inserting the sensor
above the guides could cause inaccurate test results.
• Do NOT use any test kit or its components past the
expiration date. This could cause inaccurate test results.
• Do NOT leave the treatment reagent vial uncapped other
than to add the sample or remove the sample/reagent
solution. The tube and its contents could be
contaminated causing inaccurate test results.