Diagnostics & pharmacy
Blood Bank
Donors and donations with screening, blood units by group and component with expiry, requests from the wards, cross-matching, issue and the transfusion record with the wristband scanned before the unit is hung.
For:Blood bank technologistsWard nursesPhysicians
Where:Blood Bank › Donors · Donations · Blood Stock · Requests
A blood request: group, component, units, cross-match and issue.
How to
Register a donor and a donation
- Blood Bank › Donors › New; eligibility questions, last donation date.
- Donations › New: the donor, the bag number, group and Rh, screening results; the unit enters stock as whole blood or components with their expiry.
Fulfil a request
- Requests arrive from the visits (or are typed): patient, group, component, units, urgency, indication.
- Cross-match: choose compatible units from stock; record the result.
- Issue: the units leave stock against the patient and the charge is captured.
Record the transfusion
- On the ward, the nurse scans the wristband and the unit before hanging it; vitals before, at 15 minutes and after; any reaction is reported as an incident.
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