HIV.AIDS.BLOODBANKING Flashcards
R.A. 8504
Phil. Aids Prevention and Control Act of 1998
R.A. 8504 signed?
13 February 1998
E.O. no. 39
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL when
December 3, 1992
is the basic standard of infection control.
Prevention is better that cure
Universal Precautions
A condition characterized by a combination of signs and symptoms, caused by HIV contracted from another which attacks and weakens the body’s immune system, making the afflicted individual susceptible to other life-threatening infections.
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
The virus which causes AIDS.
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
A laboratory procedure done on an individual to determine the presence or absence of HIV infection.
HIV Testing
An HIV test procedure whereby the identity of the individual being tested is protected or not known.
A code number is provided with the sample of the patient.
Anonymous Testing
Section 18: Anonymous HIV Testing
An individual who’s willing to undergo the HIV test
Upon consent
Voluntary HIV Testing
2 weeks – 6 months
Test will give “negative” for HIV antibodies
Still capable of transmitting the disease.
Window Period
The voluntary verbal or written agreement of a person to undergo or be subjected to a procedure based on full information.
Informed Consent
The process of providing information on the biomedical aspects of HIV/AIDS and the possible results of the HIV test and conducting Counseling before he undergo the test.
Pre-Test Counseling
The process of providing risk-reduction information and counseling after the test result is released.
Post-Test Counseling
A method of finding and counseling the sexual partner(s) of a person who has been diagnosed as having a sexually transmitted disease or diseases.
Contact tracing
Blood Bank Law
R.A. 1517
WHEN R.A. 1517
June 16, 1956
National Blood Service Act of 1994
R.A. 7719 May 5, 1995
PNRC launched the National Blood Program
President E. Quirino as the first Blood Donor.
July 17, 1948
Blood Donor’s Week
Second week of July
21 days
ACD
Acid-citrate-dextrose
28 days
CPD
Citrate-phosphate-dextrose
A system which permits the transfer of material from one container to another entirely within the system, without contamination and exposure to outside air
Closed System
A blood bank that exists for profit, money or any material gain earned out of sale of, or exchange for, blood or blood products which profit, money or any material gain are not used solely for the operation and maintenance of the blood bank service.
Commercial blood bank
