When taking blood samples from children, their skin may be numbed with a special spray or cream before the sample is taken.Ī tight band (tourniquet) is put around your upper arm. The usual place for a sample to be taken is from inside the elbow where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Most blood tests only take a few minutes to complete and are carried out by a phlebotomist (a specialist in taking blood samples). accompanied by a fully completed request form.clearly labelled with the patient's name and time of collection.Please ensure that all containers, wherever delivered to, are: Some specimens need immediate analysis, if this is the case the test instructions will clearly state this and must be delivered promptly to the laboratory reception. If there are no special arrangements regarding tests performed, then it is safe to assume that you can deliver the specimen to the drop off point at any time. Please just put the bagged specimens through the flap and let them drop. The drop off point is accessible from Craven road via the site entrance nearest to the southern end of the hospital. To avoid having to park and find the laboratory to deliver specimens, a "drop-off" point has been designated with an adjacent free parking space. At the welcome desk turn left down the main link corridor and follow blue coded signs to pathology or blood tests. Turn past reception, passing the shops (signed all wards and departments). Blood tests is adjacent to Pathology on level 2 south block and can be reached via the south block entrance on Addington road or the main link corridor from the Royal Berkshire Hospital main entrance on Craven Road.
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