| Specimen Containers | |
| Specimen shipping containers and transport media for tests performed at PeaceHealth Laboratories and its reference laboratories are available by calling:
Client Services Oregon: Northwest Washington: |
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| Needles | |
| PeaceHealth Laboratories will not accept, transport or test any specimen contained in a syringe with a needle attached. Samples in a syringe will only be accepted if the syringe is plastic and capped with an appropriate non-sharp plug. Additionally, attention should be given when packaging the syringe to prevent the plunger from being accidentally pushed. | |
| Glass Tubes | |
| PeaceHealth Laboratories encourages clients to submit samples in plastic transport tubes whenever possible. This is especially important for frozen samples, as glass tubes have a high frequency of breakage when frozen. That results in a loss of sample and increases potential for biohazard exposure. | |
| Leaking Specimens | |
| Every attempt should be made to seal specimens before transport to avoid leakage. Samples will be rejected if leakage compromises the sample or introduces a risk of biohazardous exposure to personnel handling and processing the sample. | |