Back to: Linking to Care, Point of Care Testing (POCT). Aotearoa Edition
You should have pressed next on your Health Network Collective mobile app following completion of the sample collection in the previous screen.
To place the sample and start the test follow the below steps.
Dispense the whole blood sample from the pipette into the round specimen well of the test device. Once the sample is squeezed out and into the round well of the test device, keep squeezing the end of the pipette as you move it away from the test device to avoid back suction. Dispose of the pipette into the sharps box immediately.
Add four (4) drops of the Assay Diluent into the round specimen well of the test device. Ensure the Assay Diluent bottle is in an upright position centered over the round sample well to ensure correct placement and that you can accurately count four (4) drops of diluent are placed in the well.
- Set your timer for a minimum of five (5) minutes and wait for the coloured line(s) to appear after adding the Assay Diluent.
- The test is readable after five (5) minutes to twenty (20) minutes.
- Do not read after twenty (20) minutes, reading outside of this timeframe may produce incorrect or false results.
- The next section will explain and discuss reading and recording results.
