Blood Components
These cells are the most transfused blood component.
What are RBCs?
This disorder is inherited and affects the hemoglobin molecules causing episodes of acute pain.
What is Sickle Cell Disease?
What is O positive?
(Per TSH policy, female patients aged 12-51 are defined as childbearing age)
What is verify the order?
type and screen versus infuse.
If no transfusion reactions are identified, the transfusion rate may be increased after this many minutes.
What is 10 minutes?
What is FFP (Fresh Frozen Plasma)?
Per TSH Blood Product Order and Administration Policy, an RN must remain with the patient for this many minutes after starting a transfusion.
What is 10 minutes?
This is the second item to be checked prior to giving blood.
What is consent has been given and signed?
What is STOP the blood?
This blood component is indicated for thrombocytopenia.
What are platelets?
This condition is congenital or an acquired disorder due to cancer, anemia, exposure to toxins, heaby ETOH use, or medication overuse.
What is thrombocytopenia?
A patient should be monitored this often during a blood transfusion.
What is per facility policy?
Vitals no more than 30minutes prior to starting, 10 minutes after, when transfusion is complete and 1 hour after. Patient should be monitored every 30min for transfusion reactions during transfusion.
A baseline assessement prior to blood administration consists of these. Name at least 2.
What is...Physical assessment. Vital signs. Patent and appropriately sized IV. Pre-medications given as ordered
This machine warms blood.
What is the Ranger or Level 1?
This blood component is given for the reversal of warfarin and is composed of 90% water in its natural state.
What is plasma?
This condition results in hypoxia and hyperviscosity of the blood.
What is Polycythemia?
TRALI
What is Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury?
Only this fluid is to be hung with blood.
What is normal saline?
At TSH, this is the best way to rapidly infuse blood.
What is a pressure bag?
Wells Score helps to determine the likeliness of this disorder.
What is DVT?
TACO
What is Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload?
Rate of initial blood transfusion.
What is 125ml/hr?
If you identify a transfusion reaction has occured, these steps must be followed.
What is
1. stop the blood
2. Notify the provider
3. Prime new tubing and hang new NS at TKO.
4. Monitor the patient
5. Return all blood/bags/IVF/tubing to blood bank.
6. Send first voided uirne to blood bank.