Multiple Choice
A phlebotomist is in the process of completing documentation for a legal specimen she collected. Before a courier can pick up the specimen, the phlebotomist must leave to collect a STAT draw. When the phlebotomist returns, she discovers that the courier had come and taken the specimen to the reference laboratory. The results obtained were not able to be used in court. What might have contributed to this rejection? (check all that apply)
A) The chain of custody was not followed.
B) The specimen was not kept at the correct temperature.
C) The specimen may not have been protected from light.
D) It took too long to get the specimen to the reference laboratory.
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