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at --- <br /> EXHIBIT 6. <br /> Prepared by: Robert Faure Section: 1.125 <br /> Adopted: <br /> Supersedes: N/A <br /> nn n POLICY REVIEW <br /> 0 0070 <br /> t> Reviewed <br /> Reviewed <br /> 5- 2 . <br /> j Revised 5/2/91 RF 6 0 <br /> BLOOD STORAGE <br /> (Laboratory & Surgery) <br /> Blood Storage in the Laboratory <br /> 1. Blood, blood components, reagents and patient/donor specimens will be stored <br /> in the Transfusion Service refrigerators at a temperature between 1-6° C. No- <br /> 2. Fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate will be stored frozen, preferably at <br /> -30° C. or below but not above -18° C. <br /> 3. Platelet concentrate is stored at room temperature (20-24° C.) and requires <br /> continuous gentle agitation throughout the storage period which is limited to <br /> 120 hours. <br /> 4. All storage areas will be labeled to facilitate identification/inspection of <br /> blood and components (i .e. , blood types, groups, crossmatch, rejected or <br /> quarantined, etc.). <br /> 5. All specimen tubes will be stoppered. <br /> 6. Refrigerator and freezer temperatures will be monitored and maintained daily <br /> by means of the appropriate recording and alarm devices specified in Section <br /> II of this manual . <br /> 7. Blood that has been released and returned within 30 minutes can be accepted <br /> for storage if the blood bag portal is appropriately closed. This blood will <br /> be labeled with an expiration date/time and will be put "on hold" for the <br /> patient for 24 hours. <br /> 8. Storage of recipient and donor blood samples is maintained for fourteen (14) <br /> days following transfusion. <br /> It is not necessary to retain blood bags. Two segments are removed from the <br /> bag when blood is released for transfusion. These segments are placed in a <br /> q labeled tube which is stored in a special rack for seven (7) days. <br /> I• -T c btvua 1.�Js 0,--P.%te,,ed (may YG�tsW� 0. o�N �+ot/f 2JCP u�gal mt 5 0.5S �nGt� '✓`�L3/5/ <br /> Blood Storage for Surgery •1 <br /> Blood for a cardiac surgery is delivered to the Operating Room in an ice chest <br /> using ice blocks to maintain temperature at 10-60 C. Temperature is monitored <br /> with irreversible blood temperature tags (Hemotemp II) and a thermometer. The <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />