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    The checklist provides recommendations for ensuring proper infrastructure, policies, and procedures are in place for blood collection and distribution departments. Key items include: having a qualified physician manage the department, appropriately screening donors, monitoring storage temperatures of blood products, tracking the collection and distribution of blood, conducting recipient testing and monitoring adverse reactions, training staff on safety protocols, and having policies in place for quality control. The checklist aims to help blood banks meet standards for properly collecting, storing, and transfusing blood to recipients.

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    The checklist provides recommendations for ensuring proper infrastructure, policies, and procedures are in place for blood collection and distribution departments. Key items include: having a qualified physician manage the department, appropriately screening donors, monitoring storage temperatures of blood products, tracking the collection and distribution of blood, conducting recipient testing and monitoring adverse reactions, training staff on safety protocols, and having policies in place for quality control. The checklist aims to help blood banks meet standards for properly collecting, storing, and transfusing blood to recipients.

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    Blood Bank Checklist

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    FIAZ MAQBOOL FAZILI
    The checklist provides recommendations for ensuring proper infrastructure, policies, and procedures are in place for blood collection and distribution departments. Key items include: having a qualified physician manage the department, appropriately screening donors, monitoring storage temperatures of blood products, tracking the collection and distribution of blood, conducting recipient testing and monitoring adverse reactions, training staff on safety protocols, and having policies in place for quality control. The checklist aims to help blood banks meet standards for properly collecting, storing, and transfusing blood to recipients.

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    Checklist for Blood Bank

    S. No. Process/Infrastructure Observations Recommendations


    1 A full time physician qualified in laboratory
    medicine or hematology shall manage the
    blood collection/distribution department.
    2 Donors are appropriately screened prior to
    blood donation.
    3 A couch or cot needs to be provided for
    the donor for the donor and other
    infrastructure is present
    4 Emergency service (Crash cart) is required
    in the event of a donor reaction.
    5 Refrigerators, warmers and freezers must
    have temperature monitoring devices with
    alarm systems and constant UPS backup
    power.
    6 System in place for identification of ageing
    blood and blood products.
    7 A list of all department objectives and
    organogram exist
    8 Policies and procedures for blood bank are
    present and known to all staff
    9 Appropriate disposal of blood and blood
    products.
    10 A blood and blood product
    collection/distribution register/ distribution
    tracking system exists.
    11 There is an evidence of hospital
    transfusion committee with defined terms
    of reference, reporting lines and minutes of
    meetings.
    12 Donated blood is labeled appropriately
    with adhesive labels.
    13
    14 Whole blood and red blood cells are stored
    between 2 and 6 degree Centigrade.
    15 Fresh frozen plasma is stored at -25
    degree centigrade.
    16 Standard pre- testing of recipients
    including emergency patients are applied
    at all times with documented audits of all
    blood transfusions. Pre testing record
    completed for each recipient consisting of
    ABO typing, Rh (D) group, Anti body
    screen & Cross Match.
    17 Register of all recipient adverse reactions
    to blood and blood products.
    18 Data collected regarding recipient adverse
    reactions is collated, analyzed and
    reported to the blood transfusion
    committee.
    19 All steps of the administration of blood and
    blood products to be performed by two
    members of qualified nursing staff and
    documented.
    20 An approved blood warming device is
    used and blood warming device are
    monitored so that blood is not warmed
    above 38 degree centigrade.
    21 Staff ratios must be sufficient
    22 Staff aware of Hazmat kit/spill
    management
    23 Hospital mission/vision/objectives known
    24 Emergency codes known
    25 Fire fighting techniques known
    26 Needle stick injury protocol known to all
    nurses
    27 Adequate PPEs available
    28 Job descriptions available with all staff
    29 Staff is aware of All Human resource
    policies and guidelines
    30 Any major problem related to infrastructure
    Zoning
    Seepage/Leakage
    Inappropriately placed items
    31 Staff aware about patient rights and
    responsibilities

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