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2nd blood bank specimen for ABO/RH confirmation


DEDE

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I am going to implement a procedure for a 2nd sample in blood bank for all patients that do not have a historical blood types on file.  We use the blood bank armband as our 2nd identifier and perform re-checks on ones that have no historical type.  I am not comfortable with this process any longer because we no longer  have control over phlebotomy and I am seeing a trend in misidentified specimens.  Would anyone be willing to share their procedure with me?  I hate to re-invent the wheel,

 

Thank you in advance

Delisa

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Does the blood bank armband have a unique identifying number/letter code?  If so, require that the person collecting the 2nd sample write the blood bank armband number/letter code on the specimen container label.  Then match the code in the blood bank upon receipt of the 2nd sample.

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