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West Midlands Regional Training Package for Safe Blood Transfusion Practice

Module 6: Collecting a Blood Sample for Pre-Transfusion Testing. Contents:Main risks in the transfusion chain in relation to phlebotomyPhlebotomy site selectionSampling intervalsPatient identificationEquipment requiredSpecimen identificationRe-samplingDelivery of samples to the hospital transfusion laboratory.

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West Midlands Regional Training Package for Safe Blood Transfusion Practice

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    1. West Midlands Regional Training Package for Safe Blood Transfusion Practice

    3. Module 6: Collecting a Blood Sample for Pre-Transfusion Testing

    4. Phlebotomy: What are the main risks in the transfusion chain?

    5. Phlebotomy Site Selection

    6. Sampling Intervals

    7. A request (cross-match) form must be sent with every blood sample. It must be correctly labelled with:

    8. Patient Identification It is essential that the patient from whom the sample is to be taken is correctly identified

    9. Specimen Identification

    10. Key Elements to be identified on the sample tube:

    11. Re-sampling

    12. Delivering Samples to the Hospital Transfusion Laboratory

    15. Key Points

    16. Module 6 - Quiz Question 1 of 5 The main risks in the transfusion chain in relation to phlebotomy include: A. Correct patient identification. B. Risk of sample contamination. C. Correct identification of the sample tube and request form. D. All of the above.

    17. Module 6 - Quiz Question 2 of 5 It is generally considered acceptable to use pre-labelled sample tubes. True / False

    18. Module 6 - Quiz Question 3 of 5 If a patient is unable to state their name or date of birth, an addressograph label from the patients case notes should be used as positive patient identification. True / False

    19. Module 6 - Quiz Question 4 of 5 Blood samples should always be identified and labelled at the patient’s bedside. True / False

    20. Module 6 - Quiz Question 5 of 5 If a patient has received a blood transfusion within the past 3 – 14 days, and requires a further transfusion, the new transfusion sample must be taken within: A. 24 hours of the next transfusion. B. 72 hours of the next transfusion C. 3 days of the next transfusion D. 1 week of the next transfusion

    21. Module 6 – Quiz Answers Question 1: D Question 2: False Question 3: False Question 4: True Question 5: A

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