This document provides instructions for several common pathology laboratory procedures using capillary blood samples including preparing blood films, performing Leishman's and Giemsa staining, measuring coagulation time using the slide method, and determining blood groups also using the slide method. It notes that capillary puncture is preferred for peripheral blood smears and that the site should not be squeezed to obtain blood as that alters the composition and invalidates test results. Warming extremities may facilitate blood collection.