blessed Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hi,Does anyone know what is the number of T/S a individual tech can perform at the same time according toAABB?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 AABB does not define workload limits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 AABB does not define workload limits What is the acceptable work load limit? Does that depend on the accrediting agency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bduff Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 That is determined by your institution as far as I am aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I believe David and bduff are correct - I have never seen any accreditating agency set standards for Blood Bank workload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Eye Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 there is no regulation...it should be based on platform you are using, technologist experience, comfort level etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) Many years ago the Joint Commission recommended that Blood Banks process one sample at a time...not very realistic in most Blood Banks. I had a JC inspector challenge me on it once, I explained to her that patient care would be compromised (turn around time would be ridiculous) if we did one at a time, and showed her that I had in my policy how to safely process multiple samples (processing/resulting blood types one at a time, not spinning tubes from 2 patients in the centrifuge at the same time, etc). She was satisfied with that.So...decide what you think is safe at your own facility and put it in your procedures how you expect multiple samples to be processed. Edited February 12, 2011 by tbostock misspellings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKidd Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 :juggle::juggle::juggle::juggle::juggle:With the advent of gel testing it has become easier to batch antibody screens. My techs will only batch antibody screens. When preforming the rest of the testing, it is performed one patient at a time since the rest of our testing is by tube. At our facility, there is only one BB tech scheduled in the department on first shift. In my experience, inspectors want to make sure that the testing that we do is correct and maintains patient safety. Whatever you do, be able to justify it.I agree that it depends on the techs level of experience and comfort level with the testing and what works at your facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galvania Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Get an automat - much easier!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravkin@aol.com Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Blessed,You may want to check with State Agency; I remember that some states do give recommendations on BB work load per tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Thnak you all for your response. I will check with state agency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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