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Daily Routine 3-7
To run samples from the autosampler:
1. Load samples in the following order:
•
Whole blood primer (primer label)
•
Controls (control label)
•
Patient samples (sample ID label)
a. Insert tube into rack with the barcode label visible above the rack
barcode label that indicates the rack number and sample position. Do not
twist tube within rack.
b. Load rack onto input queue with labels facing front of analyzer.
2. If the Standby indicator is lit, press Standby.
3. At the touchpad, select
Start/Stop Sampler
.
The Start and Rack in Sampler indicators are lit.
4. Evaluate control results or validate patient results when available.
To run samples from the manual closed-tube sampler:
1. If the Standby indicator is lit, select
Standby
.
2. Run samples in the following order:
•
Whole blood primer (primer label)
•
Controls (control label)
•
Patient samples (sample ID label)
3. Scan the tube label or enter the sample information in the Manual Sample ID
tab.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the correct sample ID appears on the status line before
aspirating a sample using either the manual open-tube sampler or the manual
closed-tube sampler.
Waiting displays on the status line while the system searches
for a matching workorder.
Make sure the correct sample selectivity appears on the status line. If you run a
control with a mismatched selectivity (Example: running a CBC/Diff control with
a Retic selectivity), the results will not appear in the Review /Edit tab and, in
some cases, the system computer may require a restart.
4. Aspirate the sample.
a. Insert and push down tube containing the well-mixed sample into the
manual closed-tube sampler. Hold tube parallel to the sampler well wall.
b. Sample is automatically aspirated – the sampling light flashes.
c. When the sampling light stops flashing, remove the tube.
5. Evaluate control results or validate patient results when available.