Medical Laboratory Safety Protocol Quiz

Appropriate gloves must be worn for all procedures that may involve direct or accidental contact with blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious materials or infected persons. After use, gloves should be removed aseptically and hands must then be washed.

It is prohibited to wear protective laboratory clothing outside the laboratory, e.g. in canteens, coffee rooms, offices, libraries, staff rooms and toilets.

Open-toed foot wear must not be worn in laboratories.

<p>Eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics and handling contact lenses is prohibited in the laboratory working areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protective laboratory clothing that has been used in the laboratory must not be stored in the same lockers or cupboards as street clothing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prepare specimen collection material, instruct patient appropriately, collect, preserve and transport specimen carefully, separate serum or plasma properly, maintain proper record of collection, handle the specimen carefully, analyze the specimen accurately, maintain proper record of reports, work with appropriate safety precautions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The median cubital vein in the arm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specimen improperly labeled or unlabeled, specimen improperly collected or preserved, specimen submitted without properly completed request form, separated plasma or serum is grossly hemolyzed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Arterial blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A list of tests to be performed on one or more patient specimens, for example, blood or urine</p> Signup and view all the answers