temperature log

Medical term Safety and Compliance

Record of refrigerator, freezer or room temperatures for stored supplies and specimens; never guess a missed reading, and report any out-of-range value.

Sources

• Ready? Set? Test! Patient Testing is Important. Get the Right Results. (2025 edition, with appendices: pretesting checklist, temperature log instructions) · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 42 CFR 493.1282 Standard: Corrective actions · Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), National Archives and U.S. Government Publishing Office

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