The following Comprehensive Blood Administration Training is designed to educate healthcare providers on various blood products. Also, a variety of healthcare professionals handle blood products. Therefore, it’s essential to understand things such as blood testing, blood transfusions, and blood administration, and how to file the necessary documentation.
What you will learn
- The principles of blood typing
- The clinical indications for blood product transfusion
- The procedures for pre-transfusion testing
- Potential transfusion reactions
- Protocols for obtaining informed consent for transfusions
- Best practices for safe transfusions
- The importance of accurate and thorough documentation
- National and international standards
- Quality assurance practices
Details
Course length: 30 minutes. CME: 0.5
Languages: American English
Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.
American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps to support the continuous professional development of our medical community. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity.
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Red Blood Cell Transfusions
For almost a century, red blood cell transfusions have been the go-to treatment for anemia. Approximately 15 million units of red blood cells (RBCs) are transfused annually in the United States, and about 85 million units are transfused annually worldwide. In the past, transfusions were administered to individuals whose hemoglobin levels dropped below 10 g/dL. Likewise, the 1941 publication by Adams and Lundy has been credited with discovering the 10/30 transfusion trigger.
Additionally, the 10/30 transfusion trigger gained widespread acceptance despite the lack of clinical trial evidence to support it. Since RCTs have not shown that the 10/30 trigger is beneficial, the transfusion trigger has shifted downward during the past 20 years.
Blood-Related Health Conditions
When dealing with a patient’s blood, it is extremely important to know if they have a history of health conditions concerning their blood. For example, a patient may have anemia. Anemia is frequent in critically ill patients. By the third day of ICU admission, almost 90% of patients have a hemoglobin concentration that is “subnormal.” The etiology of anemia of critical illness is multi-factorial and complex.
On the other hand, there is a variety of infectious diseases that healthcare providers should be aware of when giving blood transfusions and other procedures where they may come in contact with blood. These include, but are not limited to:
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Hepatitis B,C,D
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Malaria
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