TESTING WITH BLOOD SAMPLE
WARNING: Potential Biohazard!
Healthcare professionals using this system on multiple patients should follow the
infection control procedure approved by their facility. All products or objects
which come in contact with human blood, even after cleaning, should be handled
as if capable of transmitting viral diseases.
Only auto-disabling, single use lancing devices may be used with this device.
To reduce the chance of infection:
Always wear gloves and follow your facility's biohazard control policy and
procedures when performing tests involving patient blood samples.
Wear a new pair of clean gloves before testing each patient. Change gloves
between patients.
Wear protective glasses and/or other protective clothing if necessary.
Never share a lancet or the lancing device.
Avoid getting hand lotion, oils, dirt, or debris in or on the lancets and the
lancing device.
We recommend you perform disinfection procedures between each
patient. Please refer to the section MAINTENANCE for complete
instructions. After disinfection, used gloves should be removed and
hands washed before proceeding to the next patient.
Please refer to the following practice guidelines for more information
about the correct procedure:
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
found at http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/
"Protection of Laboratory Workers From Occupationally Acquired
Infections; Approved Guideline-Third Edition" Clinical and
Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M29-A3.
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