Name that Reaction
This is the most common transfusion reaction.
What is an febrile non hemolytic reaction?
This must be signed and dated in the patient's chart/EMR prior to administering blood products.
What is a Consent for/Refusal of Transfusion of Blood or Blood Components?
Length of time you should stay with patient when first administering blood.
What is 15 minutes?
Percentage of patients in the ICU who receive blood products.
What is 40%?
The portion of whole blood that remains after the RBC, WBC, and platelets are removed.
What is Plasma?
This is the nurse's first action when a transfusion reaction is suspected.
What is stop the infusion?
Number of units that can be infused per blood tubing.
What is 2 units?
Patient assessment done before administering blood.
What is Vital Signs including temp?
Name of location in EPIC used to "release blood"
What is the Blood Administration Navigator?
Transfusion of one unit of packed red cells can be expected to raise the patients hemoglobin level by this amount?
What is approximately 1 g/dL, assuming that there is no ongoing bleeding?
Sudden onset of SOB, low O2 sat, and bilateral infiltrates with no signs of circulatory overload.
What is transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI)?
Blood products and patient identification prior to administration requires verification by whom?
What is 2 licensed professionals?
Lab value indication for administration of PRBC's.
What is Hemoglobin less than 7?
This blood test must have been done within 72 hours of a transfusion.
What is Type and Screen/Crossmatch?
This blood group is called the " universal donor"
What is O negative?
This reaction occurs within first 15 minutes of transfusion and includes fever, flank pain, hypotension and gross hematuria.
What is acute hemolytic transfusion reaction?
Maximum amount of time a unit of blood can hang.
What is 4 hours?
This device decreases the risk of hypothermia, arrhythmias, and coagulopathy during a rapid transfusion.
What is a blood warmer (Ranger)?
Information verified before hanging blood.
What is name, MRN number, BBID number, donor number, expiration date, and amount?
This blood product is given to patients to stop active bleeding or prophylactically to prevent bleeding.
What are Platelets and/or Fresh Frozen Plasma?
This reaction is characterized by acute respiratory distress, elevated CVP, evidence of left heart failure, and pulmonary edema.
What is transfusion associated circulatory overload(TACO)?
This code is used to allow retrieval of blood through the tube system.
What is 4140?
A patient demonstrates the following symptoms up to 28 days after transfusion: unexplained fever, unexplained decrease in Hgb/Hct, increased bilirubin levels, jaundice.
What is Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR)?
Items sent to blood bank for transfusion reaction occurrence.
What is remaining blood, tubing, saline bag, and Nursing Transfusion Reaction Report?
This blood type is refers to as the " universal recipient".
What is AB positive?