ccmd Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Our new VP nursing has told us this is no longer allowed!She states we need to provide a cooler for each patient.Can someone direct us to the appropriate reg pleasetx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lcsmrz Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I think there is a general discouragement of OR refrigerators, but if properly controlled, I can't think of any regulation or standard preventing them.Coolers have their own set of problems, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Is it just her personal opinion? Maybe she can direct you to the regulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabel Adams Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 JCAHO came out with a recommendation a few years back but it wasn't actually a regulation as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcurrie Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 She's full of it. There is no such regulation, nor is there any standard that prohibits it. You would get more flack from the FDA with the coolers than a blood refrigerator. Blood stored in a cooler must meet the same rigid requirement of 1-6C storage and temps taken Q4 hours. The 10C temp is for transport only, and if the cooler is sitting in the OR, it is not being transported.BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randal Miller Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Here is the best of both worlds...A monitored storage cooler that monitors the blood units constantly, producing data for graphing and adding QA comments to do paperless QA and will maintain 1C to 6 C for more than 24 hours...portable, no electric, no wet ice or dry ice needed to operate it...Developed by blood bankers to resolve this issue... Check out the Red Shield Express Solution developed by International Thermal Wizards from input amongst blood banker.... http://www.itwglobal.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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