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Specific requirements for patients – The essentials
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This eLearning module will cover the different types of specific requirements in blood components that are required for certain patient groups.
Key specific requirements in blood use addressed within this module are:
Irradiated blood components
Antigen negative and phenotype matched components
Blood components for patients with haemoglobinopathies
Cytomegalovirus screened negative components
IgA deficient components
HLA/HPA selected platelets
Use of blood warmer during blood administration
This eLearning is aimed at clinical and non-clinical staff who are responsible for tasks such as:
Administration of blood components
Requesting
Ordering
Component selection
Issuing
Collecting
Prescribing/Authorising
Resource details
| Contributed by: | NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) - Learning Zone |
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| Licence: | © All rights reserved More information on licences |
| Last updated: | 08 February 2024 |
| First contributed: | 31 May 2023 |
| Audience access level: | General user |
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