Primer of Blood Administration (2018)

Need your staff to refresh their knowledge of blood transfusion? This Primer of Blood Administration is the perfect tool to get you started. Easy to use, this resource is equally effective in the classroom setting or in self-study mode. It explains the various processes and rationales, cites relevant requirements in AABB Standards, and provides key data in both text and tabular format

Chapters cover:

• Introduction to transfusion (indications, compatibilities, alternatives)
• Pretransfusion activities (patient education, consent, refusal)
• Patient/specimen identification (ID process, valid specimen collection)
• Role of the blood bank (compatibility testing, component prep/storage, urgent release)
• Blood administration practices (venous access, filters, compatible solutions, reactions)

AABB, 2019, digital, 100 pages