spavlis Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 We are looking into buying a new carrier for transporting our blood products. What is everyone else using or is there a company someone could suggest?thanksstephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcurrie Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Are you looking for bags or a temperature-controlled container? Anything will do as far as bags goes. I use the Golden Hour container for transporting RBC whenever maintaining 1-10 C is of concern. They will keep blood at between 1 and 10 C for up to 3 days. I validated my containers for 56 hours. The container is double-walled and contains coolant that is brought to temperature in a refrigerator prior to use. These things were developed for the military and I have found nothing that works better. I carry 2 units of blood on my two trauma helicopters, and I have never lost a unit of blood. The temperature of the units never drops more than 1 C even on all-day flights with temperature in the 110 F range.BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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