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I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I will be retiring on August 9 and wanted to tell everyone that the forum has been a great source of information (and amusement at times).  I have spent time reading Malcolm's posts trying to imagine what he sounds like (just love a British accent).  Thanks for keeping the forum a place where we can all learn from each other

I am retiring in August and my replacement is concerned because there is no one with her level of experience to be her back up as she has been mine.  We have recently lost 1 tech that just completed her training as a generalist and another who was completing her clinicals and had given us her intention to work here.  Before that, the last 3 hires were fresh out of school and did their clinical rotations with us.  We have 2 other techs retiring by March with several others on their heels.  No one waiting in the wings.  Better pay and benefits can be found with in 1 to 2 hours of our location. For us, all techs work at least 2 departments (days).  There is no easy answer - training takes time.  It seems that thee training offered today is less comprehensive than what I received back in the dark ages.

We use a opaque purple bag.  I like to refer to it as the "party " gift bag.  My director asked that we do this.  It wasn't necessary to use a bio-hazard bag.

The ambient temperature is the key.  It is a matter of temperature not an absolute time period.  This was explained to me by an AABB inspector.  She did not cite us, but encouraged us to make a change.  We place temperature monitors on all RBC that leave the lab.  If they have not monitor, we will not accept them back.

The ambient temperature is the key.  It is a matter of temperature not an absolute time period.  This was explained to me by an AABB inspector.  She did not cite us, but encouraged us to make a change.  We place temperature monitors on all RBC that leave the lab.  If they have not monitor, we will not accept them back.

We stopped using the labels about 8 years ago.  We place the untested units in a designated shelf.  After testing they are moved with the available units.  We use Meditech and have a hard stop that prevents using untested units.

We stopped using the labels about 8 years ago.  We place the untested units in a designated shelf.  After testing they are moved with the available units.  We use Meditech and have a hard stop that prevents using untested units.

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We once had weekly maintenance scheduled for Thursday.  One of our inspectors didn't like the fact that wee were so specific and said that we weren't meeting our requirements if it varied.  Now we just call it weekly.

We once had weekly maintenance scheduled for Thursday.  One of our inspectors didn't like the fact that wee were so specific and said that we weren't meeting our requirements if it varied.  Now we just call it weekly.

We once had weekly maintenance scheduled for Thursday.  One of our inspectors didn't like the fact that wee were so specific and said that we weren't meeting our requirements if it varied.  Now we just call it weekly.

Enjoy it.  I plan to follow you in August!!

Enjoy it.  I plan to follow you in August!!

Enjoy it.  I plan to follow you in August!!

The laboratory medical director has the final responsibility for these protocols.  Your medical staff should review the policy and discuss it with him/her.  We have emphasized that a fever can be the first indication of a hemolytic reactions and the transfusion must be discontinued and a workup performed.

The laboratory medical director has the final responsibility for these protocols.  Your medical staff should review the policy and discuss it with him/her.  We have emphasized that a fever can be the first indication of a hemolytic reactions and the transfusion must be discontinued and a workup performed.

This is included on our Emergency Release form.  We have a category for testing problems.  It includes unidentified antibody of unknown significance, probable cold agglutinin is present and may mask alloantibodies, a nonspecific autoantibody is present and may mask alloantibodies, the crossmatches are incompatible.  Finally there is the "other" with an explanation.
The physician signs the the statement "I understand the risk involved, but in my opinion, an emergency exists that requires the transfusion of potentially unsafe blood.  I release the facility from any and all liabilities attendant to the administration of this blood.  The medical director is consulted prior to release of blood in these circumstances.
Hope this helps.

We make a 1:20 dilution of Anti-Fya and test the panel cells prior to first use.