Accu-Chek ACTIVE Instructions For Use Manual - page 92

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Testing blood glucose in more than one patient – Information for healthcare professionals

  Patients and medical staff are potentially at 

risk of becoming infected if the same 

Accu-Chek Active meter is used to test blood 

glucose in several patients. All objects that 

come into contact with human blood are 

potential sources of infection (see: Clinical and 

Laboratory Standards Institute: Protection of 

Laboratory Workers from Occupationally 

Acquired Infections; Approved Guideline – 

Third Edition; CLSI document M29-A3, 2005).

  Residues of water or disinfectant on the skin 

can dilute the drop of blood and so produce 

incorrect results.

  Dispose of used lancets or disposable lancing 

devices and used test strips according to the 

health and safety policy of your laboratory or 

institution.