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csjuarez got a reaction from Malcolm Needs in BloodBankTalk: Correct Blood Bank NomenclatureI just answered this question.
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csjuarez got a reaction from Malcolm Needs in BloodBankTalk: Blood Transfusion Therapy in HaemoglobinopathiesI just answered this question.
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csjuarez got a reaction from Malcolm Needs in BloodBankTalk: Antibody/Antigen ReactionI just answered this question.
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csjuarez got a reaction from BldBnker in Documentation of TransfusionsWe were cited on the 30 minute rule at our last CAP inspection. We now rely on the temperature of the unit, taken with an infrared thermometer, if the unit is returned. The unit must register < 10C to be acceptable back into blood bank inventory. And we see, too, that the temperature can be out of range within a relatively short period of time.
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csjuarez got a reaction from Malcolm Needs in 31/10/16.Congratulations! Enjoy your retirement years. I hope you do continue to monitor and participate in this forum as your knowledge and expertise are invaluable!
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csjuarez got a reaction from OxyApos in Grifols & ErytraI used the Grifols Wadiana AKA Provue when I worked in Saudi Arabia for a few years. Wadiana & Provue are same instrument. In SA our reagents came through Diamed, so don't have any direct experience with Grifols or Erytra customer service or products.
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csjuarez got a reaction from CM2 in walking donorI served for 2 months this summer with Mercy Ships (www.mercyships.org) on board the hospital ship Africa Mercy in Lome, Togo (W. Africa) and will be returning to the Africa Mercy in January 2011. We have a unique way of dealing with the the transfusion needs of our surgical patients -- our crew members serve as a "walking blood bank" and we do not store any processed units. Donors are drawn and the still warm whole blood unit taken to the OR suite or patient ward for transfusion! To do this we prescreen the donors which makes them available for 21 days (I'd like to change this to 30 days) and use that sample for crossmatching as well. In our case, the viral testing is done before the donor is drawn for actual transfusion, but not with FDA approved methods -- we are working in a third world country.
I think it would be difficult to impossible to have a "walking donor" policy (other than as mentioned by Heather or that initiated by the Armed Forces for critical emergencies) and meet AABB/CAP/FDA requirements. I certainly wouldn't recommend it and would encourage you to plan to meet possible emergency needs by having an adequate inventory and working with your blood supplier for meeting unforseen emergency needs.
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csjuarez got a reaction from Deny Morlino in Required ASC for Plasma?I don't see any need to perform an antibody screen if only plasma is being transfused. ABO compatibility is the only requirement.
