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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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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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I thought I remembered before that these units must be incincerated. Can anyone help me remember if there is such a reg or point me to it? Thanks!

I have always used expired antisera as well. Usually just a drop or two will do it. We used to make our own QC material by this same method, aliquot, and freeze it.

I read recently that H&H equilibrates within 15 minutes after a unit transfusion. I found it in "A Compendium of Transfusion Practice Guidelines" published by ARC in 2010. The same reference says to measure the platelet count 10-60 minutes after transfusion. It doesn't state an amount of time for PT/PTT following plasma. Hope this helps! Jane

OMG~! I just found another manual on the TraQ website with flow charts for most standard blood bank processes (developed with Lucia Berte). If anyone wants to check it out for tons of flow-charted goodness: www.traqprogram.ca To find the flow charts (site path): Resources-Manuals-TraQ/PBCO Manuals-Technical Operations Manual-scroll down to processes. Enjoy!