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1
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Types of donation

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Whole blood donation
Apheresis donation
Autologous blood donation

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Principles of donor selection

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  • blood shouldnt harm donor
  • donated blood loss can be restored rapidly and completely
  • Blood must harn recipient
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Types of blood donors

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Voluntary donors- do it out of freewill
Replacement donors– come in to donate for sick relative
commercial donors- do it for money

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Blood donation process

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Predonation
blood donation
postdonation

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pre donation process

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  • Donor is screened
  • goes through eligibility criteria
  • deferral criteria,
  • If approved signs consent form
  • medical examination
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How is blood processed

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  1. Blood is screened for
    - HIV 1 and 2
    - Hepatitis B
    - Hepatitis C
    - Syphillis
  2. Blood is seperated into components
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Blood components

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Packed RBC
FFP
Cryo-precipitates
platelet concentrates
granulocytes
other plasma derivatives
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Blood transfusion is

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The clinical usage of large range therapeutic products prepared by blood centre from whole blood or pooled human plasma

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TRansfusion chain

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Request for transfusiom–> sent for pre transfusion compatibility testing–.>Sample collected to ward after testing—>Administration of blood

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In the process of blood administration

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Documentation of transfusion
care and monitoring of transfusion patient
Manage and report adverse transfusion events
Specification of staff responsible for transfusion

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Considerations for blood transfusions

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Does patient need blood product
Are there alternatives that can achieve same results
Has the right blood product been selected

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In sample collection

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Avoid prelabelling tubes

No sample from preexisting iv line

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First choice of whole blood for every group

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Is that same groups blood. i.e blood group A donor gives blood to blood group A recipient

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Blood group AB is

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A universal recipient

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Blood group O

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a universal donor

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Blood group O 2nd,3rd,4th choice of donor

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none

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Blood group A and B 2nd choice of donor

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O

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Blood group A and B 3rd,4th choice of donor

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none

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Blooed group AB second choice of donor

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Blood group AB third choice of donor

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Blood group AB 4th choice of donor

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blood group O 2nd choice for platelets

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Blood group O 3rd choice for platelets

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Blood group O 4th choice for platelets

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Blood group A 2nd choice - platellets

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Blood group A 3rd choice-platelets

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A 4th choice- platelets

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B second choice for platelets

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B 3rd choice- platelets

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B 4th choice platelets

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AB second choice- platelets

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AB 3rd choice- platelets

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AB 4th choice platelets

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Dangerous universal donors

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Those with high anti-A and anti B causing high hemolytic potential

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Start transfusion slowly at a rate of

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Check for vital signs

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within 15 mins

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Transfuse for a total of

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Why do component therapy

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Provides optimum survival for each component

Allows transfusing specific blood components according to need of patient

Eliminates use of contraindicated component which might be harmful to recipient

39
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Indications for whole blood

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Cases where Hb and blood volume needs to rise at same time

  • Acute massive blood loss
    Severe anemia
    Exchange blood transfusion of neonates
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1 unit of cocentrated red cells raises hb by

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Indications for platelet transfusion

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  • Bleeding due to thrombocytopenia
  • Active bleeding with platelet count less than 50 times 10 raised to 9/L
  • Prevention of spontaneous bleeding with counts less than20 times 10 raised to the power 9 per liter
  • Inpending surgery involving CNS, eye, spine where counts are less than 100 times 10 raised to 9
  • Open heart surgery with counts less than 150 times 10 raised to the power 9
  • Treatment of platelet defects i.e ITP, HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
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Survival of platelets in ITP

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FFPs contain

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All coagulation factors

No need for cross matching

44
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FFps used in

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  • treatment of clotting deficiencies
    -Haemolytic ureamic syndrome
    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
    Liver dx
    DIC
    Warfarin overdose
    Coagulation factor depletion in massive transfusion
45
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Cryoprecipitate

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Rich in FVIII, fibrinogen, FXIII and vWF

No need for cross match

Used immediately when thawed

46
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Indications of cryoprecipitate

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Haemophilia A

Good source of fibrinogen in DIC
von willebrand factor deficiency

Factor 13 deficiency

47
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Blood must be transfused slowly in

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infants
elderly
patients with cardiovascular dx
risk of fluid overload

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