Hi all,

Does anyone have a PowerPoint presentation about Trasnfusion Medicine, i.e. blood types, clincially significant antibodies, type and screen and crossmatch, that would be appropriate to present to nursing. Not too technical please. Thanks in advance.

JB

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Albumin is dispensed from the blood bank. Recently nursing has been questioning the need for patient consent to administer albumin. Is there a standard for such consent?

Our blood product supplier is going to start using more variable content platelet apheresis units. My medical director has asked me to think about guidelines and a proposal to take to the transfusion committee advising when it is appropriate and not appropriate to use variable content products.

My question is do any of you have it outlined in your procedures. I don't feel the blood bank techs should be making the decision.

Thanks for your help.

Michael Black, MT(ASCP)
Freeman Health System, Joplin, MO

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