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How are you all interpreting the FDA's guidance to use CSP "where room temperature platelets are not available or their use is not practical"? What is "not practical" for your site? If using the RT platelets means that the OP transfusion patient has to wait until more arrive from our supplier 4 hours away, that seems impractical to me. Is it "impractical" that we will have no platelets in stock that we can give the septic oncology patient (non-bleeding) because we gave them all to the MTP patient rather than giving the MTP our CSP and holding onto a RT plt for other critical, but non-bleeding needs? Should we give the CSP to the trauma and hold the RT plts only if we know we have such a patient in already who has been using platelets? If you have a policy to share, that would be great--especially if you aren't near your blood supplier.

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Welcome to this FANTASTIC site Amy Jagger. ENJOY!

I'm retired, so no more policies for me. While what you say makes sense, and is logical to include in your training, I am not aware of a requirement for it. It was always a balance between adding more elements to the training plans, and getting staff trained, competent, and working. I ran a large facility, and we were always understaffed by about 8 people, that's a lot out of 42 FTEs.

Thanks @Cliff! Critical control points would be steps in the procedure where you have the most issues/failures. For example, you've had FDA reportables where you received a release form from the floor with the product requested correctly but you sign out a different product that the patient has ready. You might want to mention this in your training process. I do this but there is no formal policy or procedure for it.

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Ascaris lumbricoides This question and answer was originally published on Lab Tests Guide. They have generously permitted us to repost here on our site. Please consider visiting their site: https://www.labtestsguide.com/ Submitter Cliff Category MicroLabTalk Submitted 01/15/2025  

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Good morning! I wasn't sure which section was the best for this discussion but hopefully people will find it here. I'm over training/education/competency for our market which includes 15+ facilities ranging from stand-alone ED to a level 1 trauma center that acts as a reference lab for all of the other facilities except one. We are trying to develop one system that would work for us all. So, my questions/topics for discussion: 1. Do you perform an initial competency at the end of training or as part of training? 2. Does each test system have its own checklist for training? Ex.: Automation, ABO/Rh, use of irradiator, weak D, etc 3. Do any of you have a similar situation with trying to standardize across a system or market? 4.Do any of you include critical control points in your training plans? 5. Would anyone be willing to share their forms/SOPs here? Thanks!

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A little bit late into the forum, but I am currently completing the HSD in transfusion and also in the process of trying to find others that have or are completing this course to keep in touch, as I am the first within my department to complete this!

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