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izzyfig

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  1. izzyfig

    Hello!

    Hello everyone! I'm a new member to the site and I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Izzy and I'm a Medical Technologist in Houston, TX. I've been a med tech for only a year and have only ever wanted to work in blood bank. I really love everything that I read from this site and am always coming back for more so I decided why not just join. So here I am! I'm hoping that as a fairly new tech that I can grow a lot more from this site.
  2. We order the the transfusion culture but leave the rest for micro to handle.
  3. In our transfusion service, a transfusion reaction may be called by either a PA/NP or the physician. Never by the nurse. We always double check what provider's name will be on the documentation before we confirm a reaction. We do everything mentioned except perform a IAT XM with the post, unless the patient needed the extended XM on the pre sample. We also look for hemolysis pre vs post sample and have the floor send back all blood products that the patient may have there. In addition, we forward type all RBC units and reverse type platelets and FFP to confirm the original types on the units. Also if the patient has an increase of temperature by one degree centigrade at any point during the transfusion, we send all transfused product bags to micro for culture. If the post sample has a positive DAT we also perform a DAT on the pre sample. If they happen to be both positive, well then we're doing two elutions... If the patient is going to need additional transfusions, we will not release any products until the entire workup is complete, unless our transfusion physician approves of it. Which that almost never happens.
  4. Welcome to the forums izzyfig :)

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