whole blood transfusion Flashcards
how long can whole blood collected in the anticoagulant CPD be stored?
21 days
how long can whole blood collected in the anticoagulant CPDA-1 be stored?
35 days
if stored at room temp fresh whole blood must be destroyed if not used within what time period?
24 hours
T/F The most important safety consideration in transfusing WB is that donor red blood cells (RBCs) be compatible with the recipient to avoid acute hemolytic transfusion reactions
true
how often should titer and transfusion transmitted disease retesting be conducted?
every 90 days
in order to mitigate the risk of transfusion-associated acute lung injury the armer services blood program collects whole blood from everyone except
pregnant females
___________ is the preferred resuscitation product for the pre-hospital treatment of patients in hemorrhagic shock
LTOWB
storage lesion describes the degradation of the RBC involving the loss of what?
membrane plasticity
T/F fresh whole blood is the FDA approved and is intended for indicated routine use
false
fresh whole blood is to be used only when
other blood products cannot be delivered at an acceptable rate to sustain the resuscitation of an actively bleeding patient, when specific stored products are not available (e.g., SWB, RBCs, FFP, PLTs, Cryo), or when stored components are not adequately resuscitating a patient with an immediately life-threatening injury.
T/F fresh whole blood should routinely be collected from pre screened donors as a way to maintain a routine inventory of walking blood bank - stored whole blood products
false
in general whole blood units should not be collected from donors more frequently than every __ weeks
8
T/F in situations where there are a limited number of donors and dire need for blood, no more than three units may be taken from a single donor
false, two units is the max
is there a known contraindication to using whole blood in pediatric casualties?
no
a massive transfusion in children is defined as __ml/kg
40
