Healthcare professional called to report an end-user injury that occurred during dispensing a directcheck act-lr abnormal liquid quality control.Lyophilized control material is packaged in a glass ampule inside a crushable plastic dropper vial containing diluent.Each directcheck control includes a set of protective sleeves intended to safeguard end-users from potential injury while handling the control.The end-user utilized the protective sleeve when he crushed the ampule to mix the reagent and diluent.He removed the protective sleeve after mixing and squeezed the vial to dispense the reconstituted control.When doing so, a shard of the glass ampuole penetrated the vial and caused a small cut to the right middle finger.The end-user washed the finger with soap and water, then affixed a band aid.Severe bleeding or other medical complications were recorded.
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