Laboratory Sample Labelling Job Aid Laboratory Service Required Label Information: Print legibly or use a preprinted label containing all required information Anatomical Pathology Cytology Microbiology Add to preprinted label: Patient Last Name, First Name Date of Birth (ddmmmyyyy) Personal Health Number (PHN) Collection Date Collection Time Collector Mnemonic Collection Date (if different from ordered date) Collection Time Collector Mnemonic Unique TMS ID number Must be on Transfusion Medicine (TMS) sample for possible transfusion Required Label as above and: Collection Site or Source Sample Number (for multiple samples from same or similar sources) Requisition must match label exactly Collector Mnemonic not required Label Orientation: Note: When placing a second label over a previous identification label, either preprinted or handwritten, the new label is placed so that, at a minimum, the patient name on the previous label remains visible. Place label lengthwise - Vacuum Collection Tubes: Blood or Body Fluid Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Collector Mnemonic - All Required Label information as above A 99999 Blood Culture Bottles Micro (Capillary) Collection Containers IH Client Services Jul 2014 - Last name, First Name DOB PHN Col Date/Time Collector Mnemonic Last name, First Name DOB PHN Col Date/Time Collector Mnemonic Last name, First Name Collection Date/Time Collector Mnemonic DOB PHN close to cap over manufacturer’s label leaving colored line visible contents visible entire length of tube TMS Samples: Attach separate TMS ID number label adjacent to ID label Do not place label over removable barcode tab on bottle Place small label lengthwise on tube Do not cover cap Place large barcode label on secondary holding tube CS 0035.01 A printed copy of this document may not be the most current version. The most current version is available in SoftTech. Non-Blood Sample Labelling: Note: Not all sample container types are illustrated. 10% NB Formalin Cytolyt Label must indicate Collection Site 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin Cytolyt Sterile Screw Cap Containers Swabs Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Collection Site Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Collection Site Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Sample Tube number Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Collection Site/Source Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Collection Site/Source Requisition must match label exactly Do not place label on cap Collection Site or Source on label must match requisition CSF: Indicate Tube number when submitting multiple tubes Do not place label on cap Collection Site or Source and Collection date/time on label must match requisition Label must include: 24 hr Urine Container FIT Test Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date Start Time End Time Last name, First Name DOB PHN Collection Date/Time Collection Start Date/Time Collection End Date/Time Creatinine Clearance: Patient height and weight Barcode must be wrapped along narrow side of container Patient information on wide side of container Contents must still be visible Related Document CS 0034 Labelling a Lab Sample Procedure Reference 1. CLSI. AUTO12-A, Specimen Labels: Content and Location, Fonts, and Label Orientation: Approved Standard. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, Wayne, PA: 2011. IH Client Services Jul 2014 CS 0035.01 A printed copy of this document may not be the most current version. The most current version is available in SoftTech.