Blood Transfusion Safety (Preview)

Description
 

This learning package has been designed to provide clinical staff with the knowledge required to engage in safe blood transfusion practice.

Every week Australia needs over 27,000 blood donations so ensuring best practice in transfusion administration is vital. This tutorial discusses blood components and blood compatibility as well as discusses reasons for blood transfusions.

Specific blood transfusion administration guidelines are addressed along with documentation requirements and management of transfusion reactions.

 

Tutorial Length  151 pages  (These pages aren't dense with information and include many pictures and animations)
Tutorial Contents

Introduction
Blood components
Reasons for blood component therapy
Blood component therapy
Pre–transfusion testing
Blood groups
Emergency transfusions
Compatibility testing
Blood storage and handling
Blood administration 
Transfusion reactions
Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions
Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)
Summary
Resources
Example Screen Shots Blood Storage and Handling, Specimen Collection
Cost $7.70 (ANF Members)      $30.00 (Non-Members)

 Build up your ANF Continuing Professional Education Record by studying this tutorial and completing the on-line assessment quiz for this topic!

 

 

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