Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 6510.1
ALTERNATING THE BLOOD STAINED END OF THE BLOODSTAIN
CARD ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE DRYING RACK.
(2)
Oral Swab Collection:
(a)
Open the individually packaged sterile swab from the packaged end opposite
the cotton tip, and remove the swab being careful not to touch or lay the cotton
tip portion of the swab on a contact surface. Ask the individual to open their
mouth, and scrape the cotton tip swab against the inside left or right cheek.
Apply a gentle force to ensure that epithelial cells have been collected on the
swab. It is recommended that the collection person place a hand on the
outside of the cheek to provide a counter support during collection. Collection
personnel can also have the individual perform the oral swabbing following
the above instructions.
NOTE: FOLLOWING THE COLLECTION DO NOT TOUCH OR ALLOW
THE COTTON TIP TO COME IN CONTACT WITH ANY SURFACE.
(b)
Prior to opening the plastic oral swab storage vial, ensure that there is fluid
(isopropyl alcohol) in the vial. If the vial is empty do not throw the vial away,
just add regular alcohol. Also ensure that the plastic storage vial has a bar
code from the blood stain card placed along the long axis of the vial. Do not
wrap the bar code around the vial. Wrapping the bar code around the vial
makes it impossible for the specimen processor to scan the bar code.
d.
Specimen Kit Reassembly
(1)
Once the bloodstain card has dried, the card, oral swab vial, and double shipping
pouch (two bag pouch attached by a perforation) are ready for assembly.
(2)
Remove two of the bar code labels from the bloodstain card of the individual, and
place them in the appropriate blocks on the side of the bloodstain card that contains
the fingerprint and blood pad circles. Remove a third bar code label, and attach the
label to the oral swab vial along the long axis of the tube (do not wrap the label
around the tube as this impedes electronic scanning).
(3)
Before packaging any specimen, ensure that the bloodstain card, and oral swab vial
have correct common identifiers (bar code labels) belonging to a single service
member, deploying civilian or contractor.
NOTE: THE REMAINING BAR CODE LABELS LEFT ON THE BLOODSTAIN
CARD CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE VACUTAINER TUBE OF BLOOD
OR THE 6" X 8" TRANSFER POUCH. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH
ALPHA CHARACTER (A-E) IS PLACED AT THE FOUR REQUIRED
LOCATIONS.
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