Transfusion QuizTransfusion Quiz

Laboratory StaffLaboratory Staff

Q1. Name 3 patient identifiers Q1. Name 3 patient identifiers that must be on sample taken that must be on sample taken

for Transfusion?for Transfusion?

Name, ward and genderName, ward and genderSurname, Hospital Surname, Hospital

Number/NHS Number Number/NHS Number and ageand age

Name, DOB and Hospital Name, DOB and Hospital Number/NHS NumberNumber/NHS Number

Name, Address and Name, Address and DOBDOB

Q2. If blood is transferred with a Q2. If blood is transferred with a patient from another hospital patient from another hospital how should it be processed how should it be processed when it is received at your when it is received at your

hospital?hospital?

Check to see if it is safe Check to see if it is safe to use and inform to use and inform referring hospitalreferring hospital

Keep the blood in the Keep the blood in the box until it is neededbox until it is needed

Take it to theatre or ward Take it to theatre or ward and use the blood for the and use the blood for the

patientpatient

As it has not been used As it has not been used while the patient is being while the patient is being

transferredtransferred

Q3. Who can prescribe blood for Q3. Who can prescribe blood for a patient?a patient?

NurseNurse ODPODP

DoctorDoctor PorterPorter

Q4. Which is the most common Q4. Which is the most common blood group?blood group?

ABAB OO

BB AA

Q5. Before a blood transfusion Q5. Before a blood transfusion can begin, it should not be out of can begin, it should not be out of

the fridge for longer than?the fridge for longer than?

30 Minutes30 Minutes 1 Hour1 Hour

2 Hours2 Hours 4 Hours4 Hours

Q6. What does GMP mean?Q6. What does GMP mean?

Great Medical Great Medical PracticePractice

General Medical General Medical ProgressProgress

Good Good Manufacturing Manufacturing

PracticePractice

Great Great Manufacturing Manufacturing

PotentialPotential

Q7. For an Anaemia Transfusion Q7. For an Anaemia Transfusion how many units should you take how many units should you take

to the ward?to the ward?

All units All units crossmatchedcrossmatched

ThreeThree

OneOne TwoTwo

Q8. What does CMV stand for?Q8. What does CMV stand for?

Chronic Myeloid Chronic Myeloid VirusVirus

CytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus

Common Mumps Common Mumps VirusVirus Cold Malaria VirusCold Malaria Virus

Q9. At what temperature should Q9. At what temperature should platelets be stored (continual platelets be stored (continual agitation) and transported?agitation) and transported?

2 - 4 centigrade2 - 4 centigrade 10 – 12 centigrade10 – 12 centigrade

36 – 38 centigrade36 – 38 centigrade 20 – 24 centigrade20 – 24 centigrade

Q10. Who should receive Q10. Who should receive Methylene Blue treated Fresh Methylene Blue treated Fresh

Frozen Plasma?Frozen Plasma?

All adultsAll adults Pregnant womenPregnant women

All children under 16 All children under 16 Orthopaedic patientsOrthopaedic patients

Q11. Who can collect blood from Q11. Who can collect blood from the blood fridge?the blood fridge?

The patient’s The patient’s relativerelative

Any member of Any member of staffstaff

A member of staff A member of staff who has had who has had

trainingtraining

A member of staff A member of staff who has had who has had

training and been training and been found competentfound competent

Q12. Which patient would you Q12. Which patient would you not give anti-D to?not give anti-D to?

Rh negative patient post Rh negative patient post delivery of Rh positive delivery of Rh positive

infantinfant

Rh negative mother Rh negative mother with immune anti-D with immune anti-D

post deliverypost delivery

Rh negative patient post Rh negative patient post receiving Rh positive receiving Rh positive

plateletsplatelets

Rh negative patient post Rh negative patient post abdominal trauma during abdominal trauma during

pregnancypregnancy

Q13. Which patient should Q13. Which patient should receive FFP?receive FFP?

Reversal of Reversal of heparin therapyheparin therapy

DIC patient DIC patient having major having major

bleedbleed

Reversal of Reversal of Warfarin therapyWarfarin therapy Low plateletsLow platelets

Q14. When should you issue Q14. When should you issue uncrossmatch group O Rhesus uncrossmatch group O Rhesus

negative blood?negative blood?

When a patient is being When a patient is being transferred to another transferred to another

ward/hospitalward/hospital

When the blood is When the blood is required urgently with required urgently with

insufficient time to insufficient time to group the patientgroup the patient

When the ward have When the ward have forgotten to request a forgotten to request a

crossmatchcrossmatch

When the patient has antibodies

Q15. For how many years does a Q15. For how many years does a laboratory have to maintain laboratory have to maintain

traceability records?traceability records?

5 years5 years 30 years30 years

1 year1 year IndefinitelyIndefinitely

Q16. A patient on Warfarin needs Q16. A patient on Warfarin needs urgent surgery within 2 hours, urgent surgery within 2 hours,

which product should be used?which product should be used?

Fresh Frozen PlasmaFresh Frozen Plasma Prothrombin Complex Prothrombin Complex ConcentrateConcentrate

HeparinHeparin PlateletsPlatelets

Q17. After thawing FFP, how long Q17. After thawing FFP, how long can you store it at 4’C?can you store it at 4’C?

1 Hour1 Hour 30 Minutes30 Minutes

4 Hours4 Hours 24 Hours24 Hours

Q18. Methylene Blue Treated Q18. Methylene Blue Treated Fresh Frozen Plasma should be Fresh Frozen Plasma should be used within how many hours if used within how many hours if stored at room temperature?stored at room temperature?

1 Hour1 Hour 30 Minutes30 Minutes

4 Hours4 Hours 24 Hours24 Hours

Q19. What is the cost of a unit of Q19. What is the cost of a unit of platelets platelets

(1 adult therapuetic dose) (1 adult therapuetic dose)

£232.29£232.29 £32.69£32.69

£134.27£134.27 £406.33£406.33

Q20. What does BBT stand for?Q20. What does BBT stand for?

Burst bags of Burst bags of bloodblood

Better blood Better blood transfusiontransfusion

Before blood Before blood transfusiontransfusion

Best blood Best blood treatmenttreatment

Q21. Once thawed, how should a Q21. Once thawed, how should a unit of cryoprecipitate be stored?unit of cryoprecipitate be stored?

In fridge at 4In fridge at 4ooc for up to 4 c for up to 4 hourshours

Should not be stored Should not be stored after thawingafter thawing

In fridge at 4In fridge at 4ooc for 24 c for 24 hourshours

Room temperature for up Room temperature for up to 4 hoursto 4 hours