Chain of Custody

What does Chain of Custody mean to you? What is the importance of Chain of Custody? I found out very quickly while researching Chain of Custody, that everyone has their own idea of what Chain of Custody means. So, I decided to look up the meaning; "Chain of Custody refers to the document or paper trail showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis and disposition of physical and electronic evidence", according to Reference.COM. By using this definition, there are several applications that can be considered Chain of Custody...not just the most common medical form. These forms can also be found in the Airline, Military, Forestry, Law Enforcement and Animal Control industries.

Most Chain of Custody forms consist of a multi-part form and label combination with bar coding/numbering. The form contains all the history of a project, and can be a snap out or continuous format. The label is used for tracking any portion that may be transferred away from the history. The label can be a variety of stocks depending on the application and what the label is to be applied to.The bar coding/numbering traces the two back to each other and is on both the form and the label. There is a variety of symbology that can be used for the bar coding and is usually 8 or 10 digit crash Arabic numbering.

Accuracy is a very important function of a solid Chain of Custody form, because a good form carries reliable and defendable documentation. For example, if you have a medical Chain of Custody form for laboratory testing, making sure that the numbers are all the same on each form, and that the label will not fall off the tube is very important. Having a wrong number on the form could cause the test results to be traced back to the wrong person. If a label delaminates off the tube, there would be no way to tracking what test went to which person. At Ward/Kraft, we have a camera verification system to verify that all numbers on the form are the same. We also have a wide variety of stocks and liners to choose from and can help determine what label stock or liner stock would be the best for each specific application.

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