Magellan LeadCare II - Appendix D Steps for Collecting Fingerstick Blood Samples in Micro-Vials for Lead Testing; Blood Sample Collection

LeadCare
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II User's Guide D-1
Appendix D Steps for Collecting
Fingerstick Blood Samples in
Micro-Vials for Lead Testing
The following references provide additional information about blood sample collection,
blood lead testing, and Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare II products.
Blood Sample Collection
Information about sample collection is available from the Clinical Laboratory Standards
Institute (CLSI) or the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute) GP41-A6: Procedure for the Collection
of Diagnostic Blood Specimens by Venipuncture; Approved Standard -- Sixth Edition
(ISBN 1-56238-650-6). www.clsi.org
• CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute) GP44-A4: Procedures for the Handling
and Processing of Blood Specimens; Approved Guideline – 4th ed. (ISBN 1-56238-724-3).
www.clsi.org
• CDC Guidelines for Collecting and Handling Blood Lead Samples – 2004 - Video
presentation describes how to collect and handle samples that will be used for blood lead
testing. www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/training/blood_lead_samples.htm