Blood Storage Temperature

I went to GP today about 11:00, he wanted to check my blood for arthritis, thyroid, cholesterol and diabetes. He gave me samples and told me to drop it in a nearby hospital where they kept a box on the corridor next to reception to collect samples for the laboratory. The box near the reception is not supervised anyone can come pick up or drop (there was nobody at the reception), there is no laboratory in this hospital, it will be picked up the next day 9:00 am to the hospital is far away approximately one hour and half drive from here. Now I'm on my way to the blood samples are stored in a public place without any security and storage conditions (no temperature control) and the blood would be useful for the analysis of the laboratory by the time (after 24 hours of being at room temperature), it reaches there? I'm in Ireland

The card should request the date and time of collection, laboratory [the very one I work] will see that and if its more than 24 hours there is a note will be made when entering the sample and sent with the results taken with caution. If it is an unusually long laboratory will ask a rehearsal or when the report was released on GP deciding whether to request a repeat. The laboratory not know what to do or if the results are still valid as it has a time and date. As I have said it is only in the lab I work in its different probably elsewhere. I'm sure if you were to ring the laboratory during office hours of a BMS would be able to help more. Hope this helps! x

Do you know there is a collection day? Most places run by a few days and at the end of surgery, they will probably be stored at 2-10 degrees if they are still awaiting collection. Some tests you describe should be made shortly after collection. However, it seems that the wait time will be on time. there are rules on proficiency testing samples to the laboratories must comply, and if the samples are not suitable, they will be discarded. I doubt that someone will catch your samples, or mess with them ...

Hi all,

Blood when exposed to the air begins to caogulate in less than 3 minutes.

However, most blood samples taken when a small amount of EDTA to prevent coagulation and settling of blood in the vial.

under laboratory conditions for blood should not be less than 3 degrees and does not exceed 12 degrees.

Although blood is incredibly durable and strong for the samples should be OK.

The irony is that the samples will be destroyed when they are analyzed