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LABORATORY ACCIDENTS

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Laboratory Accidents DEFINITION ·          Laboratory accident- Incidences and disasters which occurs in the Laboratory (occupational hazards) ·          Management of Laboratory accidents-pertains to how disasters are handled with the aim of preventing them from reoccurring. ·          Complaint- Client protest on Laboratory Services ·          Process deviations- Making short cats, moving away from standard procedures ·          Instrument problems-Problems resulting from Instrument not functioning well ·          Occurrence log- A register or form in which all laboratory incidences are recorded ·          Aerosol, i.e. Infected airborne droplets, into the atmosphere consisting of bacteria or viruses    Types of agents causing laboratory Accidents The following agents can cause laboratory accidents: ·          Acids ·          Alkalis ·          Toxic substances ·          Heat ·          Broken glass ·          Contamination ·          Ele

BLOOD TYPE

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Blood type From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the album by Soviet band Kino, see  Blood Type (album) . Blood type (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells. A  blood type  (also called a  blood group ) is a classification of  blood based on the presence and absence of  antibodies  and also based on the presence or absence of  inherited   antigenic  substances on the surface of  red blood cells  (RBCs). These antigens may be  proteins ,  carbohydrates ,  glycoproteins , or  glycolipids , depending on the blood group system. Some of these antigens are also present on the surface of other types of  cells  of various  tissues . Several of these red blood cell surface antigens can stem from one  allele  (or an alternative version of a gene) and collectively form a blood group system. [1] Blood types are inherited and represent contributions from both parents. A total of 35  human blood group systems  a