When performing a whole blood takeover, this amount of time is allowed until you are no longer allowed to strip lines into the primary bag.
4 minutes
Microcuvette
The BP cuff, AKA...
Sphygmomanometer
Blood Bank of Hawaii's term used to alert staff to a reaction
ICE!
This collections specialist will make 30 years with BBH this coming August
Aida Rosa
The 4 mL lavender top sample tube must be inverted this many times
8-10
The whole blood needle size
16G
CMV is an abbreviation for this
Cytomegalovirus
The abnormal pooling of blood in the body under the skin that results from a broken or ruptured blood vessel.
Hematoma
You selected the LTWT fail code on the DHQ because the amount of blood collected fell within this range.
> 50 mL and < 450 mL
When inspecting a whole blood pack unit prior to phlebotomy, you are inspecting the lines on the needle/sample pouch side of the cannula for this fluid.
Anticoagulant
The rupturing or destruction of red blood cells.
Hemolysis
Release and Indemnification Form
This BBH staff member also spent time working for Sun Coast Blood Center
Dr. Todd
This is the acceptable range for Genesis Mixer QC
499-501
+/- 1
This sample tube is the "clot tube"
Red top tube
Our bright pink sticker used to designate units from donors with pregnancy history is an acronym for this.
Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury
Adverse reaction intervention in which donors are instructed to squeeze leg and abdominal muscles repeatedly.
Muscle Tension Exercises
This is the donor weight range used when adjusting whole blood target volume to 470 mL
110-115 lbs
These small attachments are used to create hermetic seals in product lines.
Grommets
Transfusion of blood from a person other than the recipient.
Allogeneic
A reflex of the nervous system to certain triggers (i.e. sight of blood, pain, anxiety, emotional distress) that causes a sudden drop in the donor’s heart rate and blood pressure which can sometimes elicit a syncopal episode.
Vasovagal reaction