Blood Transfusion at the Nightingale Hospital
Please click on the links below to access policies, procedures and quick-guides relating to blood transfusion activities at the Nightingale Hospital
Other information about blood transfusion, clinical guidelines, transfusion reactions and more can be accessed via the quick links at the right hand side of the page
Blood transfusion at the Nightingale – standard operating procedure
BloodTrack sample labelling at the Nightingale
BloodTrack enquiry for component/product ready
Use of the BloodTrack kiosks – using the blood fridge
Use of the BloodTrack Tx system – administration of blood components and products
Use of EPIC for blood component and product orders
Use of EPIC for ordering transfusion tests
Use of EPIC for requesting patient special requirements
Use of EPIC for adding a blood refusal form to a patient record
Use of EPIC for recording transfusion observations and reactions
Transfusion reaction flowchart
Cleaning instructions for the BloodTrack PDA devices (Zebra TC51)
Cleaning instructions for the BloodTrack Zebra printers
Short training clips for using BloodTrack
Accessing emergency red cell units from the Haemobank
Putting red cell units into the Haemobank
Collecting red cells from the Haemobank
Sample taking and labelling using BloodTrack Tx
Nightingale Blood Champions – use the links below to access competency assessment templates for blood collection and administration. Confirmation of competency assessment must be submitted via the HUB link below to complete the record on ESR:
Collection competency template
Administration competency template
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