triple packaging
Medical term Processing
A leakproof primary container inside leakproof secondary packaging, inside a rigid outer package; required for shipping Category B specimens.
Related terms
- recollectionCollecting a new specimen when the first was rejected or lost; contact the patient and document the reason.
- reference laboratoryAn outside laboratory to which specimens are referred for tests the collecting lab does not perform.
- specimen rejectionA lab's refusal to test a specimen that fails its written acceptance criteria, for example unlabeled…
- tamper-evident sealSeal placed over a specimen bottle's cap and down its sides that shows if the bottle was opened; the…
- turnaround timeTime from a test request or specimen receipt until the result is reported; labs track it as a key measure of…
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