NAN47 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 could anyone tell me whether it is a requirement by law or guidelines for blood transfusion samples to have a signature on the bottle thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 You have to be able to identify the phlebotomist - how you do it is up to you. Many regulatory agencies require this documentation on the specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 AABB Standards, 28th ed, 5.11.2.2 There shall be a mechanism to identify the date of sample collection and the individual who drew the blood from the patient. So there is no regulation that states it has to be a signature on the specimen itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyG Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Hello everyone- It is a CAP requirement TRM.40230 All blood samples used for compatibility testing are labeled at the time of specimen collection in the presence of the patient with:Patient's first and last name Uniques identification number Date of collection Identity of the phlebotomist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILLER Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Besides all of the above, I believe in the US, the federal CLIA statute requires a facility to be able to identify who collected a specimen - be it a tumor biopsy, blood or urine. This would be hard if no one is required to ID themselves by some way with the specimen itself. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoyle Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Agree with SMiller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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