[Surprise inspection schedule]

We were due in March and we were inspected in Feb.

Connie

[Units with postive AB Screen]

Does anyone have a procedure for transfusing unit with positive ab screens that they could share with me? Our previous blood supplier destroyed units with positive ab screens. The new blood supplier seems to send quite a few units with positive units.

Thanks

Connie

[Procedures for Antibody Identification]

I would like a copy if you don't mind. Email address {removed by admin}

I did not get a copy of these procedures. Can someone send me a copy.

Thanks Connie

[Relocating Transfusion Services]

I am the Transfusion Services Section Head of a 150 bed hospital.

We will be moving to a new location in the hospital mid October.

What should I do to certify the equipment is functioning the way it was in the old lab. Equipment includes cell washers, refrigerators, freezer, platelet incubator, centrifuges and heat blocks. We do not have Blood Bank analyzer.

Any suggestions.

Thanks

[Expiration of preadmit specimens]

I am currently using Meditech for Blood Bank. Can anyone help me with the 14 day expiration for preadmit crossmatches? Meditech doesn' t know how to accomplish that task.

[Altering blood or blood products]

Does anyone know if pooling platelets, pooling cryo or splitting a unit of blood can be done in hospitals that is only CAP accredited? Do we need to register with FDA to alter products?