4. For Hand Hygiene: use Alcohol-
based handrub
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE):
Footwear
Long-sleeved, cuffed Gowns
5. For waste management materials
Leak-proof and puncture resistant sharps container
Two leak-proof infectious waste bags: one for disposable
material (destruction)
6. Fill out patient documentation
Label blood collection tubes with date of collection, patient
name, and his/her identifier number.
Do NOT forget to fill out necessary laboratory form and
epidemiological questionnaire.
7. Assemble materials for packaging
of samples
Plastic leak-proof packaging container
Disposable (paper) towels
Cooler or cold box, if sample requires
refrigeration
8. Put on all personal protective
equipment (PPE)
Perform hand hygiene
Put on a gown
Put on face protection
Put on a medical mask and eye protection.
Put on gloves (over gown cuffs).
9. Collect blood sample from patient (p1)
Prepare room
Identify and prepare The Pateint
Select the site, preferably at the bend of the Elbow
Apply a tourniquet Around The Arm
Ask the patient to form a fist so that the veins are more prominent.
Disinfect the area where you will put the Needle
When using vacuum extraction system with holder, insert the blood
collector tube into the Holder
Anchor the vein and perform the Blood draw
10. Collect blood sample from
patient(last part)
When blood starts to Flow ask Pateint to open her/his hand.
Once sufficient blood has been collected release the tourniquet
Withdraw the needle
Withdraw the needle gently.
Remove blood collector tube from holder and put into rack.
Put needle into leak-proof and puncture resistant sharps container.
Stop the bleeding and clean the skin.
Put items that drip blood or have body fluids on them into the
infectious waste bag for destruction.
11. Prepare blood sample for
transport
Take the blood tube from the tray and wipe the blood tube with a
disposable paper towel.
Place all items that came into contact with blood into the infectious
waste bag for destruction.
Protect the sample from breaking during transport by wrapping the
tube of blood in a paper towel.
The person who has collected the blood sample should put the
wrapped tube of blood into the plastic leak-proof packaging container.
The sample is now ready for shipment to the National Central
Laboratory
13. INTRAVENOUS INJECTION
An intravenous (IV) injection is an injection
of a medication or another substance into
a vein and directly into the bloodstream. It
is one of the fastest ways to get a drug
into the body. IV administration involves a
single injection followed by the insertion
of a thin tube or catheter into a vein.
15. subcutaneous injection
A subcutaneous injection is administered as a bolus into the
subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the dermis and
epidermis, collectively referred to as the cutis.
Subcutaneous injections are highly effective in
administering medications such as insulin, morphine,
diacetylmorphine and goserelin.