Blood transfusion & Haemovigilance

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  1. 3. What is the transfusion threshold for a patient who is symptomatic of anaemia, according to the red cell prescribing guidelines.
  2. 4. the checking procedure is carried out at the _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  3. 7. What is the name of the national reporting body for haemovigilance in Ireland?
  4. 8. When signing out blood components or products from the lab the collector must complete 4 items. These are: name, date , time and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
  5. 10. If there has been no reaction, the used transfusion pack is placed in a yellow bag with a patient addressograph label attached and stored in the used transfusion pack storage box in the sluice for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hours.
  6. 12. If a transfusion reaction is suspected the first step is to _ _ _ _.
  7. 13. Vital signs are checked _ _ _ _ _ _ throughout transfusion and on completion.
  8. 14. The vital signs are checked and recorded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ minutes after commencing the transfusion.
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  1. 1. The transfusion reaction notification form can be requested from the nursing office, blood transfusion or printed from _ _ _ _ _ _.
  2. 2. the traceability label is completed by the person who 'starts' or 'checks' the unit.
  3. 4. If a transfusion reaction is suspected, the transfusion reaction notification from must be sent to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  4. 5. Who documents patient consent in the medical record?
  5. 6. How many hours is the prescription from valid for?
  6. 9. To which document do you refer to when ordering a type and screen or crossmatch for a surgiccal patient? (answer abbreviated)
  7. 11. When carrying out positive patient identification 3 identifiers are checked. These are: name, MRN and _ _ _.
  8. 15. A unit of red cels must be commenced _ _ _ _ _ _ minutes from sign out of controlled storage.