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Prepared by: <br />Adopted: <br />Supersedes: <br />Pnl TCY RFVTFW <br />40 0 <br />Robert Faure <br />March 6, 1990 <br />N/A <br />Section: 1.155 <br />Reviewed <br />Reviewed <br />Revised <br />5/2/91 RF <br />4/8/92 MK <br />TRANSFUSION SERVICE INFECTION CONTROL <br />All Transfusion Service personnel will strictly adhere to the Laboratory Infec- <br />tion Control Policies contained in the Infection Control Manual. The following <br />additional policies pertain specifically to Transfusion Service: <br />1. All homologous blood utilized in the Transfusion Service will have been <br />tested and found negative by Delta Blood Bank in accordance with AABB <br />standards relating'to infectious disease markers and unexpected red cell <br />antibodies. <br />2. Autologous blood tested and found to be positive for infectious disease <br />markers will have biohazard labeling, or an acceptable alternative, and will <br />be stored and transported in secondary plastic bags by Delta Blood Bank. <br />This secondary containment will be maintained in the department through point <br />of issue. <br />3. All reagents, sera and commercial cells are certified by the manufacturers to <br />have been tested and found negative for infectious disease in accordance with <br />FDA requirements. No known test method can offer complete assurance that <br />products derived from human blood will not transmit infectious agents. <br />4. All units 1n storage will be checked daily to make sure there is no excessive <br />turbidity of the plasma which might suggest bacterial contamination. <br />5. Should a transfusion reaction occur, blood bags will be saved, contents gram - <br />stained and if smear positive, cultured (by Microbiology) in the event a <br />patient should become febrile after transfusion. <br />a. Blood bags are to be placed in plastic bags and stored in a manner that <br />will not contaminate the area. <br />b. Upon completion of testing, blood bags are disposed of as medical waste <br />by the hospital. <br />6. Units issued for administration to patients in "Strict Isolation," "Contact <br />Isolation," or "Respiratory Isolation" that enter the isolation room and are <br />not used may not be returned to Transfusion Service. Such units are to be <br />red -bagged prior to removal from the isolation room and temporarily stored in <br />the Soiled Utility Room until disposed of as medical waste. <br />e <br />e <br />Prep r, Clinical Laboratory , uper sor, Transfusion Service <br />Chief Technologist Date of Approval <br />Distribution: Transfusion Service Procedure Manuals Page 1 of 1 <br />