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I've had this come up before with incomplete transfusion history (transfusions at another facility) and with IV drug use / sharing needles. Occam's razor?

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There is this one thing, I don't know if it is new regulation or it has been around for a while. I think CAP doesn't want any cardboard boxes in the core lab. This is due to card board boxes being porous and prone to biological contaminants. Blood bank is usually the only section that use cardboard boxes, the saline cubes. Thus the blood bank needs to be in its own seperate room. I guess contamination is a big no-no for the core lab, but not so much for the blood bank. I will look for this regulation and see if I can find it.

Medical directors REVIEW policies every two years to ensure they are current and appropriate then sign, which is evidence of review. Staff read and sign when changes have been made.