clipped or pulled pubic hair forms

Step 9b: Clipped Pubic Hair Standards

Examiner may choose to swab matted hair in lieu of combing hair.

  1. Use two swabs pre-moistened with sterile water.
  2. swab matted hair or areas where patient states may yield foreign DNA.
  3. Bindle the comb into the paper and place in the envelope.
  4. Label and seal the envelope with the examiner’s initials
  5. Place envelope in the SAEK

For more information on collecting clipped head hair see the Protocol.