Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance ... - PHRplus

Annex 24Checklist of Laboratory Supplies for Use in anOutbreak InvestigationFor using standard safety precautions when collecting and handling all specimens:_____ Pieces of bar soap and bleach for setting up handwashing stations_____ Supply of gloves_____ Safety boxes for collecting and disposing of contaminated supplies and equipmentFor collecting laboratory specimens:BloodCerebral spinal fluid (CSF)_____ Sterile needles, different sizes_____ Local anaesthetic_____ Sterile syringes_____ Needle and syringe for anaesthetic_____ Vacutainers_____ Antiseptic skin disinfectant_____ Test tube for serum_____ Screw-top tubes and tube rack_____ Antiseptic skin disinfectant_____ Microscopic slides in a box_____ Tourniquet_____ Trans-Isolate media_____ Transport tubes with screw-on tops_____ Transport media - Cary-Blair, Trans-IsolateBlood films (malaria)_____ Sterile or disposable lancet_____ Glass slides and cover slips_____ Slide boxStool_____ Rectal swabs_____ Cary-Blair transport mediaIf health facility has a centrifuge:_____ Sterile pipette and bulb_____ Sterile glass or plastic tube, or bottle with a screw-on topFor packaging and transporting samples:_____ Cold box with frozen ice packs or vacuum flask_____ Cotton wool for cushioning sample to avoid breakage_____ Labels for addressing packaged samples to lab_____ Labels for providing instructions on storage conditions e.g. “store in a refrigerator”._____ Case forms and line lists to act as specimen transmittal form_____ Marking pen to mark tubes with name of patient and ID number (if assigned by the district)Annex 24: Checklist of Laboratory Supplies for Use in an Outbreak Investigation189