Method and system for accurately labeling a specimen and treating a subject

Abstract

Methods of accurately labeling a specimen accurately giving a medical treatment to a subject or patient are provided. The methods comprise reading a machine-readable subject identification label associated with a subject using a portable label reader; reading a machine-readable subject identification label associated with a collection receptacle or a machine-readable subject identification label associated with a medical treatment intended to be given to the subject using the portable label reader; and indicating whether the two machine-readable subject identification labels correspond to each other using the portable label reader, wherein a specimen is taken from the subject, deposited in the collection receptacle and/or the label is affixed to the collection receptacle, or the medical treatment is given to the subject when the two machine-readable subject identification labels correspond. Systems and hand-held apparatuses for accurately labeling a specimen and accurately giving a medical treatment to a subject or patient are also provided.

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