UPDATE: The results are in - and it is not what we hoped. Not issuing blood products in a plastic bag (when not issued in a cooler) was an indirect finding when we received our final Joint Commission report. They referred to:
TJC Standard: IC.01.03.01
Primary Priority Focus Area: Infection Control: hospital identifies risks for acquiring and transmitting infections.
So needless to say, we are now issuing all our blood products in a cooler or in plastic bags. We are using a clear plastic bag at this time. It is not opaque and it is not labeled as "Biohazard".
A huge "Thank you!" to those have have responded.
Beth Polstra, Transfusion Mgr., Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Kid At Heart got a reaction from AMcCord in Donor Units Issued In Plastic Bags - Regulatory Requirement?UPDATE: The results are in - and it is not what we hoped. Not issuing blood products in a plastic bag (when not issued in a cooler) was an indirect finding when we received our final Joint Commission report. They referred to: