====== Visit 2 of General Assessment 1A (Baseline) ======

All [[start|Lifelines]] participants of 8 years and older participating in [[general assessments|general assessment]] [[1A]] ("Baseline") visited a [[location]] of their choice. A trained physician's assistant performed the venapuncture, according to the Standard Operating Procedure below.\\
  * NB: If any of the scheduled measurements in [[1A Visit 1]] could not be performed (for example due to temporary counter indications or technical/logistic problems), the tests could be performed during 1A Visit 2.\\ 

===== SOP (in brief) for Visit 2 =====
  * Total duration: 20 minutes, before 10:00AM
  * Retrieve the participant (and their parent(s), in case of underage participants) from the waiting room
  * Collect the 24h and early morning spot, or the timed overnight [[urine samples|urine containers]] 
  * Ask whether any urinations were missed.
  * Ask whether the participant has been fasting
  * Perform the [[blood samples|venapuncture]] - using a butterfly needle for children
  * Enter the information on the [[medication (ATC)|medication wrappers]] (if any) into the computer system
  * Register all information regarding blood & urine collection into the computer system 

===== Relation to other elements =====
 
1A Visit 2 was preceded by [[1A Visit 1]] by, on average, 40 days.\\
1A Visit 2 was accompanied by [[1A Questionnaire 2]] which was filled in, on average, 7 days (SD: ± 25 days) prior to 1A visit 2.\\
1A Visit 2 was the final part of the [[1A|Baseline assessment]].

1A Visit 2 is procedurally equivalent to [[2A Visit 2]] and [[3A Visit 2]]. The average time between 1A Visit 2 and 2A Visit 2 was 4 years.