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On 1/9/2024 at 2:29 PM, Cliff said:
Is it this one?
https://packmaxq.com/product/maxplus-blood-coolers/
The handle looks rather specific and integrated. That might be hard to replace.
Have you talked with your Biomed folks? Often, they can work miracles.
That's the one! And the handle is integrated, but has 2 little screws that allow it to be removed the rest of the integrated assembly. Should be an easy replacement, once we find a match! (We're doing the legwork on this particular project, as our Biomed is very busy!)
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Has anyone successfully replaced the telescoping luggage handles on their MaxQ coolers, either with manufacturer provided replacements or "after-market" parts (Amazon?)?
We have been using (and loving) our MaxQ coolers for about 4.5 years now. so much so that we've banged up the telescoping luggage handles pretty good.
When querying the manufacturer about replacing the handles, they say "Nope! Gotta replace the whole box!"
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On 4/4/2023 at 8:07 AM, jayinsat said:
Question: why are you looking for glass pipettes? We were forced to stop using glass pipettes years ago by our infection control team (glass breakage/employee injury risk). We were able to keep the glass tubes because of the potential effect on antibody detection. I do not believe using plastic pipettes pose any risk though.
Not looking for glass, per se... but, we had still been using traditional soda lime blood bank pipettes You know... because... "That's what we always use!"
. I guess no one here cares about safety! 
When we ran into manufacturing shortages of those, we used up the leftover glass borosilicate pipettes from the core lab. Now, we're on to plastic (Cardinal CH5214-12 or CHB521412), which is probably what we'll stick with.
Thanks for your input, everyone!
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I believe OP is referring to this publication:
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Well, I feel like a real dope for asking, but, what pipettes are y'all using for your bench testing, these days?
My purchasing coordinator is at her absolute wits-end trying to find blood bank suitable pipettes. She has orders in to every manufacturer imaginable for standard blood bank soda lime glass pipettes. Additionally, we've seemingly burned through every available stash of borosilicate glass pipettes she can get her hands on. We've now moved on to the smallest available plastic transfer pipettes (that still deliver a standard blood bank-sized drop), but may need to switch to larger transfer pipettes!
Anyone have a source they want to share?
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We printed on cardstock, affixed with self-laminating sheets, and labeled with the freezer at ambient temperature.
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On 8/11/2021 at 1:53 PM, NancyC said:
The nurse's "transfuse" order can be turned on to print when released. That is what our nurses bring to us out of Epic for blood pickup. The patient label is the downtime procedure for when the printer isn't working or for surgery patients because that workflow does not use transfuse orders.
We do the same. Ours is setup to print the transfuse order both to the blood bank and to the nursing printers.
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If you're up for a little more discussion (and a little entertainment
) may I suggest this thread, from 2012?
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1 hour ago, MAGNUM said:
We stop the transfusion and initiate the transfusion reaction procedure. And until the workup is complete (minus any micro), the patient is unable to receive any other products. Normally it is just something with the donor plasma and Benadryl should cover and propholactically thereafter prior to transfusion. Normally the physicians order Tylenol before the transfusions, so adding Benadryl is not an issue.
Same policy, here.
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Fetal Screen in Blood Bank, KB in hematology, RhIg dispensed by BB.
We share the CAP proficiency kit; BB takes ownership of monitoring/submitting (because we're bossy like that
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- L.C.H. and John C. Staley
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Once upon a time, our facility served 2 different CLIA numbers (clinic vs hospital, it was weird and complicated). To satisfy "the rules" any policies or testing procedures that applied to both CLIA numbers had 2 different review/approval cover sheets; one for the hospital pathologist to sign off, one for the clinic medical director to sign off.
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Nope. Positive is positive.
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23 hours ago, carolyn swickard said:
Currently we are just holding on to it. We can't relabel it ourselves for FFP use - not allowed. Our distribution center is not taking them back nor are they testing them. The units apparently belong to the govt agency that organized the whole program.
We can choose to use them if our distributor can not supply a High-titer unit (in very short supply), but titer values have not been good in our region, so it wouldn't have a good chance of being a High titer unit with just a random pick from current CCP units (not tested).
Same! We would only use our un-titered supply after consulting with Pathologist and ordering Provider (we're recommending that the provider obtain an additional consent for transfusion of CCP for "investigational use only".)
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CAP standard COM.10300 "Knowledge of Policies and Procedures" simply states: The laboratory has a defined process and records indicating that all personnel are knowledgeable about the contents of the policies and procedures (including changes) relevant to the scope of their testing activities.
Our "defined process" indicates that we save those records for 2 years.
Temp indicators for blood products
in Equipment
Posted · Edited by Kelly Guenthner
Not the original poster, but we use them in coolers to the OR and shipping boxes we send to outlying clients. An electronic data logger accompanies units in the cooler to ensure the cooler has remained at temp; Safe-T-Vue ensures that the unit has remained at temp. In our shipping boxes, clients have the option of using the Safe-T-Vue as the sole indicator; though most back it up with a temp gun/thermometer reading on arrival.
We're going to stick with Safe-T-Vue, despite the price jump.