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Posts posted by MAGNUM
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PAPER TAGS PRINTED ON A DMP PRINTER
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Hey Malcolm, I especially like the bottom right quadrant that says "Date Bled". We really need the phenotypes included on the unit face label.
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6 hours ago, John C. Staley said:
Just curious, do they want the documents sent electronically or hard copy? Either way, especially since you referred to the request as a "big list" I would probably, respectfully decline. I would indicate that the listed documents would be readily available upon their arrival. But that just me and I never had an inspector request anything like this. I'm sure things have changed since my last CAP inspection.
Normally if I request items, they are specific items and just request them to be available AT the time of inspection. When we did our virtual inspections, we requested digital copies.
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7 minutes ago, Bet'naSBB said:
Does it specifically call for DI water? We've had one for YEARS and always use tap water and their clean bath. We empty, clean and refill ours once a week.
I have one and if I am not mistaken, it recommends against DI water, so we use tap water and change it weekly as suggested by the manufacturer.
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we treat PEG as another enhancement, so no difference in charges
- Mabel Adams, Bet'naSBB and John C. Staley
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I have not used glass pipettes in quite a few years, ever since the powers that be determined that they were unsafe. We use the Cardinal pipettes now.
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yes, here in the DFW area, it only takes approximately 10 minutes or so for the internal core temp of the unit to exceed 10C. new nurses as well as old ones are still under the fallacy of the "30 minute" rule.
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Although we are technically not a pediatric transfusion service, other than NICU patients, we have recently received pediatric trauma patients that could have needed blood. Would anyone be willing to share their processes and policies for pediatric MTP's?
thanks.
Scott
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As part of result, we indicate whether the patient has ever had a reaction that we know of.
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Biggest risk maybe drawing two tubes at the same time (one draw) and writing different times (two separate draws)!!
sounds like fraudulent documentation
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We, the blood bank, generates the confirmation types depending on previous history, the units have NO say in the matter. If it is determined that the patient does not have a history, a confirmation order is generated by the LIS, A phlebotomist then goes to the floor and collects another specimen.
- John C. Staley, Ensis01, RRay and 2 others
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Our cap is 45 also. Has everything to do with the population at hand.
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I whole heartedly agree with the pint!
- Ensis01, Malcolm Needs and John C. Staley
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We require a confirmation on anyone requiring transfusion of any product. Our thinking is that if they are receiving plasma or platelets, they will probably require red cells also eventually. It is a no charge test so the patient only has to lose about 3 ml of blood and no money.
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We just charge for each individual Ag test.
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I use expired units as well as saline/glycerine mix.
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I download all the patient histories to a desktop file on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week. I also have an encrypted flash drive that I download to and write over the previous data. There is a computer somewhere in the laboratory that is not down that can be used for checking histories.
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That is my practice, and the practice of the preceeding blood banker. Just what we do.
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We give Rh positive to males and females >45 for traumas and MTP's. The medical director still wants to be made aware of the switches though.
- Ensis01 and David Saikin
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Critical values
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I have no critical values in our blood bank. Although if we have a positive DAT on a baby we call it, and we call the floors to update them if we have antibodies.