Siemens Rapidlab 1200 - Analyzing Samples; Analyzing Syringe Samples

Rapidlab 1200 Operator’s Guide: Operating the System 2-11
02087462 Rev. V
Analyzing Samples
This section contains information about analyzing the following samples:
• Syringe samples
•
Capillary samples
• Microsamples
• pH and pH, Glu, and Lac samples
•tHb samples
Analyzing Syringe Samples
Use this procedure to analyze patient blood samples using a syringe.
BIOHAZARD: Wear personal protective equipment. Use universal precautions.
Refer to Appendix A, Protecting Yourself from Biohazards for
recommended
precautions when working with biohazardous materials.
1. Observe all rules and guidelines in Collect
ing Patient Samples‚ page 2-7.
NOTE: If you have a priority sample, but a message is displayed indicating
that the system is busy, select
Cancel to interrupt the system. If Cancel is not
available, wait until the message is not displayed to analyze the patient
sample.
2. At the Analysis screen, select the patient sample type (arterial, venous, mixed
venous).
The default type is a syringe of arterial blood.
3. Scan the barcode for the patient sample, if required.
4. Insert the syringe into the sample port.
5. Select
Analyze.