Medical Screening
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What two criteria are used to decide whether or not you will collect 520 mL from a whole blood donor?
Age - 19 or older
Weight - 155 lbs and above
What is the minimum amount of units that can be packed in a "u" container?
2
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What percentage of plastic material ends up in landfills?
85%
When repeating hemoglobin, which finger do you use?
The thumb from the opposite hand. You may use the same hand, but you must wait three minutes before retesting.
What is the first action that should be taken when making an adjustment?
Ask for permission from the donor
What is the BookNow tablet password?
Redcross1
40%
What percentage of plastic is recycled each year, in the US? (Closest Wins)
5.5%
If the OrSense displays "Measurements out of specifications range (high)", what numerical value will you enter?
88.8
What are the first three steps listed in document 15.3.600 (Collecting a WB unit)? (In order)
Greet the donor
Scan the DIN, confirm first name, last name, DOB
Ensure WB is selected and select "Continue"
What steps must be taken with a unit that is suspected to be overweight?
Complete a Special Handling tie tag
Mark "Weigh WB Unit"
Completion code is "Weigh WB"
Notify drive lead
In addition to blood, the American Red Cross is largest supplier of what lifesaving product?
Smoke Alarms - 2.5 million alarms have been installed by the American Red Cross, saving an estimated 700 lives!
The average person uses over ____ plastic bottles per year.
150
If the person has an irregular pulse what do you do next?
Use a timepiece and feel the pulse for 30 seconds.
What are the consequences if the donor's DIN does not match the DIN on the bag or tube?
Donation and testing will be linked to the wrong donor. Unit is destroyed if not resolved.
What is the proper way to shut down a master at the conclusion of your drive?
After receiving CERP emails, select "shutdown master server" from the administration tab
Once the white light on the server shuts off, unplug your master from the green cord
Hold the thin silver button for roughly five seconds to shut down the internal battery supply
What percentage of our humanitarian work is performed by volunteers?
90%
How many tons of plastic enter the ocean every year?
11 million tons
When a donor provides an unexpected response for question 29, what is the correct order of assessing for malaria risk?
Assess for residency
If a resident, assess for resident travel
Assess for travel
What five reasons should result in a re-scrub?
Not allowed to dry naturally
Delayed VP (If you have to step away to perform another task)
Swab stick touches tourniquet, shirt, etc..
Donor bends arm, or scrubbed area is touched
If you lose sight of the scrubbed area
What is the document number for "Allogeneic Eligibility Guidelines"?
15.4.ref405
What are the three official symbols of the Red Cross.
Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a floating mass entirely made up of trash. How many square miles is this garbage patch? (For reference, Hawaii is roughly 11,000 sq mi)
620,000 sq mi