This webinar works through the pre-transfusion protocol, from patient identification and sample collection to blood typing, donor unit selection and cross matching. It covers the equipment needed for a transfusion, including checking the blood product, blood giving sets with a filter, IV access and baseline PCV and TP, and compares gravity flow with infusion pumps.
It then covers how to monitor a transfusion, what to record on a transfusion monitoring chart, and how to recognise transfusion reactions, including acute haemolytic reactions, the difference between immune and non-immune mediated reactions, and what to do when a reaction is suspected.
Presented by Yvonne Funk at the 2023 ACVN Nurse Conference.
Includes the full recording (47 minutes), the presentation slides as a PDF, and a quiz. Pass the quiz to receive a certificate worth 1 AVNAT point.

