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MEDICOLEGAL CASES

Specific guidelines:
HTAA, KUANTAN i. Specimens should be sealed and sent directly to the respective laboratory.

ii. Specimens should be sent to the laboratory by designated personnel.
iii. Chain of custody should be maintained at all times and record book should
accompany the samples.

TYPE OF CONTAINERS

The specimen should be sent to the laboratory in appropriate containers.
Refer to Table 1 : List of Tests Available at Pathology Department (page : 16).

TRANSPORTATION OF SPECIMEN

The specimens should be transported to the laboratory as specified according to the
type of test in appropriate time frame and according to transport requirement for the
test.

All specimens should be sent to the laboratory together with a despatch book or
specimen lists and receive acknowledgement from the laboratory staff.

The time of specimens received at the counter should be clocked in by the sender and
the specimens will subsequently be attended by the laboratory staff.

REJECTION

Requests which do not fulfill the laboratory requirement will be rejected. Below are
the common/primary rejection criteria:

• Different name, IC or RN written on the request form and specimen
• Specimen not labeled
• No specimen / no form received
• Unsatisfactory specimen preparation
• Wrong tube / container
• Leaking specimen
• Empty container / form
• Broken slide
• Specimen not sealed (medicolegal cases)

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