reagent, patient specimens & blood product storage

[vabloodbanker]

what can be stored with what?

[khalidm3]

The Best practice is to isolate all three from each other, separate fridges. If it is not facilitated one/two fridge can be used for the purpose but allocate one column/area for each item. Label it clearly that the shelf is reserved for_______ "Shelf is only For _______ Keep only ________Here, Do not keep ________here. Observe universal precautions strictly with specimens I mean leaking etc.

[Bill]

If you do not have seperate refrigerators, store blood products on the highest shelves so that nothing can spill on them that might contaminate a port on the bag. With this in mind, it would be best to store blood products on top, reagents in middle, patient specimens on bottom.

[khalidm3]

If you do not have seperate refrigerators, store blood products on the highest shelves so that nothing can spill on them that might contaminate a port on the bag. With this in mind, it would be best to store blood products on top, reagents in middle, patient specimens on bottom.

Good sequence

[L106]

I agree.....good sequence, Bill.

[vabloodbanker]

thanks!

[fenwayman]

My Blood Bank has many refrigerators in that we have an UNCROSSMATCHED, CROSSMATCHED, AUTOLOGOUS/DIRECTED DONORS, REAGENT, UNTAGGED.

The UNTAGGED is only used as temporary storage for units while they are being crossmatched. We keep specimens in the bottom of our REAGENT refrigerator and we separate our Surgical specimens from the others. The other refrigerators are used solely based on the name we have given them. In our AUTO/DD refrigerator, only those types of units are ever in that refrigerator. We do stock factor and have a spot in our REAGENT refrigerator.(this particular refrigerator is a 3-door refrigerator)

Hope this helps.

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