Blood Transfusion!

Question 1

What does Blood tracking allow

Answer 1

Electronic tracking and vein to vein audits of blood components

Question 2

Name for the system responsible for temperature monitoring

Answer 2

Connected automated monitoring previously known as tutela

Question 3

Blood donation in the uk

Answer 3

• voluntary unpaid donors
  -restrictions on donors eg dates of previous donations/transfusions,pregnancy,cvd

Question 4

Purpose of donor selection

Answer 4

-protect donor from harm
-protect recipient from any ill effects of transfusion such as infectious disease

Question 5

Donor criteria

Answer 5

-fit and healthy
-between 50-158kg
-aged between 17-66(70 if you have given blood before)

Question 6

Clinical donor restrictions

Answer 6

-donate 470 ml of their blood which should be no more than 13% of their total circulating volume in order to prevent anaemia and vasovagal reactions eg fainting
-frequency of donation(16 weeks)
-no carryover effect on recipient eg aspiring or medical condition such as diabetes
-minimum pre donation hub concentration is 125g/l for female and 135g/l for males
-minimum hb should be 40 g

Question 7

In the uk what are donations screened for

Answer 7

• HBV, HCV, HEV
• HIV1 and HIV2
• HTLV 1 and HTLV 2
• Treponema palladium (Syphilis)

Question 8

Optional testing in the uk

Answer 8

Malaria, West Nile Virus (according to travel /residence history)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)

Question 9

What is the variant creutzfeldt Jakob disease

Answer 9

-disease causing agent is a prion
-humans eat infected meat=vCJD exposure=symptoms=decades
-can be transmitted from person to person via medical products/instruments

Question 10

Leucodepletion

Answer 10

-minimises transfusion associated gvHD9