Example definition of venous blood specimen. (id = "7")

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<SpecimenDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="7"/> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://example-lab.com/specdef/123455"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <value value="123455"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <title value="Venous blood specimen"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="true"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Orders and Observations"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <typeCollected> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
      <code value="122555007"/> 
    </coding> 
    <text value="Venous blood specimen (specimen)"/> 
  </typeCollected> 
  <patientPreparation> 
    <text value="no strict fasting"/> 
  </patientPreparation> 
  <typeTested> 
    <isDerived value="true"/> 
    <type> 
      <coding> 
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
        <code value="119364003"/> 
      </coding> 
      <text value="Serum specimen (specimen)"/> 
    </type> 
    <preference value="preferred"/> 
    <container> 
      <material> 
        <text value="glass"/> 
      </material> 
      <type> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
          <code value="702281005"/> 
          <display value="Evacuated blood collection tube with thrombin and clot activator and gel separator"/> 
        </coding> 
      </type> 
      <cap> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-container-cap.html"/> 
          <code value="yellow"/> 
          <display value="yellow cap"/> 
        </coding> 
      </cap> 
      <minimumVolumeQuantity> 
        <value value="2"/> 
        <unit value="ml"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="mL"/> 
      </minimumVolumeQuantity> 
    </container> 
    <handling> 
      <temperatureQualifier> 
        <coding> 
          <code value="room"/> 
          <display value="room temperature"/> 
        </coding> 
      </temperatureQualifier> 
      <temperatureRange> 
        <low> 
          <value value="15"/> 
          <unit value="°C"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="Cel"/> 
        </low> 
        <high> 
          <value value="25"/> 
          <unit value="°C"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="Cel"/> 
        </high> 
      </temperatureRange> 
      <maxDuration> 
        <value value="12"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="h"/> 
      </maxDuration> 
    </handling> 
  </typeTested> 
</SpecimenDefinition>