Record And Specimen Retention Flashcards
1
Q
Quality control (records)
A
2 years
2
Q
Instrument maintenance (records)
A
2 years
3
Q
Blood bank donor/recipient records
A
Indefinitely
4
Q
Blood bank employee signature/initials (records)
A
10 yrs
5
Q
Blood bank quality control (records)
A
5 years
6
Q
Clinical pathology lab reports
A
2 yrs
7
Q
Autopsy forensic reports
A
Indefinitely
8
Q
Surgical pathology and bone marrow reports
A
10 years
9
Q
Cytogenetics reports
A
20 years
10
Q
Serum/other body fluids
A
48hrs
11
Q
Blood smears (routine)
A
7 days
12
Q
Pathology/bone marrow slides
A
10 years
13
Q
Pathology blocks
A
10 years
14
Q
Microbiology smears
A
7 days
15
Q
Blood bank donor/recipient specimens
A
7 days post transfusion
