Una Health Ltd
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Author: E. C. Hamer
UH-POC-TM-2 Revision 1
Date of Issue 26.04.10
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Page 32 of 54
Printed 27 April 2010
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Apply cotton wool pad with pressure to the customer’s finger
until the bleeding stops, discard the cotton wool pad as
clinical waste and offer a plaster.
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Discard the capillary tube from the collection device and recap if
needed
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Using the dedicated 32µl pipette and a clean dry tip,
press the plunger down to the first stop then lower the
tip into the blood sample
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Once the tip is below the surface, gently release the
plunger fully
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Check there are no bubbles in the tip
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Hold the pipette and tip vertically over the sample pad on the test strip
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Press the plunger down slowly, releasing the blood onto the sample pad
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Dispose of the tip into the clinical waste container
Step 4
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Open the Reflotron® measuring chamber lid
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Immediately
insert the test strip into the Reflotron®
measuring chamber
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When the strip is inserted correctly PLEASE CLOSE LID
will appear on the display. Close the lid.
