We are just completing a week of hosting The Joint Commission and I have a question. The inspector was not pleased that our two hospitals were issuing donor units for transfusion without placing the donor units in individual plastic zip lock bags and I understand that this will be a formal finding and that they are recommending a risk assessment. I know of no requlatory requirement do to issue in a plastic bag. I have seen this practice in some facilities, but know of nothing that would drive this. We do realize that there is a concern if the unit were to be dropped and it burst. Thoughts please? Thanks in advance!