Transfusion Medicine · stage 5 of 6

Choosing and issuing the unit

Compatible is not the same as correct. You will be able to select the component and any modification the patient actually needs, keep it inside its limits while it is in your care, manage the stock it comes from, and release it so the ward can act.

Work through these in order

1. 1Testing and preparing the products themselvesPreparation and Testing TM-PT-30
2. 2Matching the component and its modification to the patientEvaluation and Interpretation TM-EI-10
3. 3Sizing and rotating the component stockQuality Assurance TM-QA-8
4. 4Keeping components within their storage and transport limitsSpecimen Collection TM-SC-12
5. 5Releasing results so the ward can act on themReporting and Communication TM-RC-3

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Transfusion Medicine study guide.

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