Specimen tube mandatory labelling criteria
- Surname AND given name*
- Date of birth
- UR number and/or Address
- Date and time
- Sign or initial the specimen tube
Request for Blood/Blood Products form mandatory labelling criteria
- Surname AND given name*
- Date of birth
- UR number and/or Address
- Date and time
- Complete and sign the request form declaration
*Note: If a given name is not available then substitute this with "Baby of" or "Twin 1 of" etc. & the mother's given name.
All details including signatures and date/time on specimen tube and request form must match.
For patients under the care of the following : Goulburn Valley Health, Swan Hill District Health, Mildura Base Public Hospital, Echuca Regional Health, Nathalia Cobram Numurkah Health specimens must be HAND LABELLED.
Pre-printed labels are accepted for other health services. If a pre-printed label is used on the specimen, it MUST bear the collector's signature and date and time of collection.
See "Pre-Transfusion Specimen Requirements (PDF)" below for further details.
