The below examples of poor quality blood spots are designed to help assist midwives when taking newborn bloodspots.
The perfect card
Spots too small, only single punch available from a spot
Multi spotted sample, cannot be used
Insufficient and discoloured
Spot 3 only valid spot on card as can get 2 punches from it
Multi spotted – cannot be used
Compressed – darker ring around edge – cannot be used
Spot 3 only valid spot on card as can get 2 punches from it
Multi spotted, too wet when put in envelope
Too small and multi spotted
Liquid damage
Multi and discoloured – cannot be used
Ridged – cannot be used
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