Clinical Metals Test Kit

 

Kit #6 Lead in Blood—one kit provides enough supplies for 100 tests.

Each specimen should be labeled with the patient’s name and a secondary identifier and be accompanied by a completed toxicology requisition form (included in kit).

 

Clinical Toxicology Kit #6 Order Form

 

Kit Contents:

  • Multivettes with Caps
  • Safety Lancets
  • Alcohol Swabs
  • Sterile Gauze Pads
  • Adhesive Bandages
  • Labeling Tape
  • Absorbent Material
  • Reclosable Plastic Bags or Glue-Sealed Biohazard Sample Bags
  • “Exempt Human Specimen” Labels
  • Address Mailing Labels
  • Styrofoam Shipping Containers
  • Clinical Metals Submission Forms
  • Recommended Procedure for the Collection of Capillary Blood Lead Specimens
  • Abbreviated Procedure for the Collection of Capillary Blood Lead Specimens

Abbreviated Capillary (Fingerstick) Collection Procedure (PDF)

Comprehensive Capillary (Fingerstick) Collection Procedure (PDF)

 

For information about the collection kits, collection procedure, interpretation of results, or other lead-related questions, contact the staff at 608-224-6252 or ClinicalMetals@slh.wisc.edu.

For information and consultation regarding the appropriate medical and environmental follow-up for children with elevated blood lead, contact the Wisconsin Division of Public Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at 608-266-5817