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After the brushing is performed, the brush is rolled across the slide in an area approximately centimeters in diameter (the size of a quarter) to produce a thin evenly layered smear. 8 The slide should be fixed immediately. Immediate fixation of the cellular sample is necessary to prevent air- drying which obscures cellular detail and compromises specimen evaluation. Fixation can be by immersion (preferably) or spray fixation. Immersion fixation consists of placing the smear into 95% alcohol or its equivalent. 12 If the specimen is immersed in alcohol, it may remain in the alcohol for transport to the laboratory | WOMEN S HEALTH TECHNICAL MANUAL AND PACKAGE SECURITY GUIDE Version September 1998 Department of Veterans Affairs Software Service Clinical Support Product Line Preface The Women s Health Technical Manual and Package Security Guide has been developed for IRMS Information Resource Management Service and CIOFO Chief Information Office Field Office support personnel and contains technical information on the application. The content covers software implementation and maintenance routine descriptions a file list an exported option list cross-references archiving and purging callable routines external relations packagewide variables on-line documentation and package security issues. This Women s Health Technical Manual and Package Security Guide is one of three manuals associated with the application. Information discussing the functionality of the software s menus and options is found in the Women s Health User Manual. Information critical to the successful installation of the software can be found in the Women s Health Installation Guide. September 1998 Women s Health V. Technical Manual and Package Security Guide