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Hi everyone -

We have an off site cancer center that transfuses nearly every day. In the blood bank we are trying to find the best and easiest way to store the crossmatched  units prior to transport at 7 am. Our night shift is "lean" so I'm trying to make this easy and fast. I got word today that the night shift has asked that the units be placed in the plastic bag and set on the shelf so they can just grab the units and place them in the validated cooler with ice and be done.

Now, from way back,  in my blood center days, I seem to remember that platelets should not be stored for a long time in plastic bags (maybe that has changed) but I'm wondering if it's a good idea to place red cells in plastic for storage prior to shipping?

 

Just a note: the night shift is not aware that I'm about to make it their responsibility to check the Shock Watch temperature indicator (Digitrax) prior to shipment so they won't be able to insist the units be wrapped up. But, just wondering about the storage in plastic bags.

thanks

Liz

 

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I've thought about more - I'm all set, thanks anyway.

Liz

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