Table 5.

Contents of the take-home kit for and HHematology & SSerology.

Provided by instructors	Provided by students
Biological fluids of forensic interest: saliva
•Petri dish with 1% (w/v) agar, starch, and Lugol’s iodine •SALIgAE test •Problem specimen for testing (chewed gum or cigarette butt) •Cotton swab	•Permanent marker •Saline solution
Forensic identification of semen in sex crimes: confirmatory P30 test
•Problem specimen for testing •P30 test with buffer	•Permanent marker •1% (v/v) sodium hypochlorite solution
Blood group typing
•Wood toothpicks •A, B, AB, D anti-serums •Microscope slides •Lancets •Capillary tube	•Permanent marker •1% (v/v) sodium hypochlorite solution
Forensic identification of human blood by presumptive and confirmatory tests
•Hematrace tests with buffer •Problem specimen for testing •Cotton swab	•Scissors •Ethanol •Cotton balls •Permanent marker •1% (v/v) sodium hypochlorite solution
Bloodstain pattern analysis
•Plastic Pasteur pipette •Artificial blood	•Protractor •Measuring tape •Permanent marker