Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Providing Blood Collection and Transfusion Services

Question 1

1. Transfusion-transmitted diseases can result in lawsuits
   claiming:
   a. Battery
   b. Invasion of privacy
   c. Negligence
   d. a, b, and c

Answer 1

d. a, b, and c

Question 2

2. Laws applicable to blood banking and transfusion medicine can arise:
   a. In state and federal courts
   b. In the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and state and
   federal courts
   c. In state legislatures and courts
   d. In state legislatures and the U.S. Congress

Answer 2

b. In the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, and state and
federal courts

Question 3

3. The reasons patients have sued for transfusion injury
   include:
   a. Failure to perform surrogate testing
   b. Failure to properly test blood components
   c. Failure to properly screen donors
   d. All of the above

Answer 3

d. All of the above

Question 4

4. Blood banking professionals may increase the threat of
   litigation by:
   a. Following published regulations and guidelines
   b. Knowing the legal bases for liability
   c. Disclosing all information about patients and donors
   d. Practicing good medicine

Answer 4

c. Disclosing all information about patients and donors

Question 5

5. Issues about transfusion-transmitted diseases:
   a. Are evolving and will continue to result in litigation in
   the foreseeable future
   b. Frequently result in plaintiff verdicts
   c. Have all been litigated
   d. Are known and avoidable

Answer 5

a. Are evolving and will continue to result in litigation in
the foreseeable future