STAIN-RESISTANT LABELS FOR THE LABORATORY
Facts
- Patient identification errors occur in about 1 percent of laboratory samples and approximately 1 in 18 sample identification errors lead to an adverse event.
- Each year, there are 160,900 adverse events in U.S. hospitals because of sample identification errors.
- These incidents have a significant financial impact, with redraws, retesting and additional treatment costing the healthcare industry $200 to $400 million annually.
The durability of the labels utilized in the laboratory is a critical component of your patient safety system. If the label becomes unreadable, unscannable or falls off during testing, it can cause a sample identification error that could lead to an adverse event, re-testing, redraws and additional treatment. The ZebraŽ Z-XtremeT 5000T, coupled with our Image LockT ribbon, was designed to withstand the most common stains and chemicals found in laboratories-ensuring that the label does not discolor and the text and bar code remain readable and scannable during the label's useful life.
Thermal transfer
White
Zebra G-Series
6 cm
300 m
2.5 cm
6