Safe Transfusion Practice
2010
Learning aid: MCQ 2
What are the functions of red cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)and platelets and when should they be transfused?
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When discussing Rh D factor in relation to blood what does it refer to and can a person with a negative Rh D factor be transfused positive blood?
Rh D blood group:
(Phone the BTL is not an acceptable answer you must make a decision)
- How many types of RhD are there?...... Name them…………………
- Is the RhD blood group relevant to all blood components?...... Name the relevant components……………
- AJ is a 56 year old male who is Rh D negative but the Blood Transfusion Laboratory (BTL) has sent you an Rh D positive component? Can you transfuse this component? Give a reason for your answer
- Sally, 23 years old, post hysterectomy, is Rh D negative. BTL has sent you an Rh D positive blood component. Can the transfusion go ahead? Give a reason for your answer
- John, 28 years old, road traffic accident, post severed artery repair has lost a lot of blood before surgery and continues to ooze. He is Rh D negativeand the BTL has issued Rh D positive components? What must you consider?
- Rh D positive patients can receive RhD negative blood? True/False
Rh D negative patients may receive Rh D positive components True/false. Give examples to support your answer......
If your patient is blood group A, what blood groups are compatible with that for transfusion?
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If your patient is blood group O, what blood groups are compatible with that for transfusion?
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Which blood group is known as “the universal donor” and what does this mean?
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What blood test/tests is required prior to the prescribing of blood components?
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Can you take a verbal order for a blood transfusion? How should it be prescribed?
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What is the missing word?
“No ...... no transfusion”
Who can collect a unit of blood for transfusion and where from?
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What patient information do you need to collect a unit of blood safely?
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Are you able to transfuse a patient overnight, if not why not?
Are there any circumstances when you can?
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Where and how do you check the unit of blood for transfusion?
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What is the maximum time for a red cell transfusion?
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FFP is usually transfused over how long?
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Platelets are usually transfused over how long?
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What observations should be taken and when should they be taken?
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What would constitute a mild transfusion reaction, and how should this be managed?
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What wouldconstitute a moderate or severe reaction, and how should this be managed?
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What is the process for reporting a transfusion reaction?
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What is meant by traceability of blood products, and what paperwork needs to be completed for this to occur?
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