For healthcare professionals using this system on multiple patients,
please be aware that all items that come in contact with human blood
should be handled as potential biohazards. Users should follow the
guidelines for prevention of blood-borne transmittable diseases in a
healthcare setting for potentially infectious human blood specimens as
recommended in the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Stan-
dards,
Protection of Laboratory Workers from Instrument Biohazards
and Infectious Disease Transmitted by Blood, Body Fluids and Tissue:
Approved Guideline.
NCCLS document M29-A [ISBN 1-56238-339-6]
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