Room Temperature Specimens

The integrity of a specimen is affected greatly by its handling during transport.

Only use shipping materials supplied by Ascend Clinical.
Never place room temperature specimens in a box with ice packs or ship with refrigerated specimens.
Microbiology specimens may be placed together in the same plastic Transport Bag.
Test Tubes (blood specimens) may be placed together in the same plastic Transport Bag.
You may ship room temperature microbiology specimens in the same box with other room temperature specimens (such as test tubes) as long as they are bagged separately.
All plastic Transport Bags must include an absorbent sheet.