Blood Bank InformationGet On-Line for the Latest Tools!

Did You Know?

Transfusion Services has a terrific on-line link!

Look there for information How to give the various blood componentsWhat transfusion reactions look likeHow to treat a variety of reactions

There are also formsWhat to complete for suspected adverse

reaction, besides an event report

Finding the Site

Access Clinical Portal from your workstationLook under the Clinical Tools column about

¾ down for Transfusion Medicine/Blood Bank

Check out all the different tools from the left side menu that you can use!

Click on the link on the right under Adverse Transfusion Reactions for the forms you need to complete for suspected adverse reactions

See the Latest Information

Click on the different types of blood components to learnWhat the component isThe normal volume of the componentHow to store the componentAdministration guidelines

Adverse Reactions

Do you know all the different types of adverse reactions that can occur?

Do you know what to monitor to determine if your patient is having one?

Do you know how to prevent them?Do you know how to treat them?Click on the Adverse Reaction bar to learn

all this and more!

Other Helpful Links

Patient teaching information can be printed using the Blood Transfusion Information for Patients bar

Guidelines for HIT managementGuidelines for Management of Elevated INRMassive Transfusion Protocol

Check out the site today to know all you can blood transfusion and be your best!

Check the Site to Get the Answers

What 5 types of blood product can be transfused?

How many types of adverse reactions are listed?

What are the blood bank contact numbers?

RBCs, plasma, platelets, cryo, granulocytes

10 St. Paul Blood Bank

214-645-5032Zale-Lipshy Blood Bank214-645-4274