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10.0 PATIENTS DETAILS

a. The process of taking and labeling the blood samplemust be done at the bedside,
HTAA, KUANTAN b. The phlebotomist taking the blood sample must ask the patient to state his/her
one patient at a time.
full name and IC number. This information then must be checked against the
wristband and patient’s case notes.

11.0 REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY BLOOD

In emergency cases, the request form and blood sample must be sent by a doctor to
the blood bank and wait for the blood to be supplied.
In this request, a stamp/chop of ‘EMERGENCY CROSS-MATCHED’ will be placed in
which the doctor must pass a signature before the blood can be supply by blood bank.

Note:
In emergency cross-matched, saline phase cross-matched blood will be supplied in
which limited safety is guaranteed. Full cross-matching will be carried out by the
laboratory. Any incompatibility will be notified to the requesting doctor.

12.0 USED BLOOD OR REMNANTS OF BLOOD

Blood transfusion discontinued for any reason should not be used again and must
be returned to the Blood Bank as soon as possible, together with all the details of the
transfusion and reason for discontinuing the blood transfusion stated on the recipient
card (PPDK 1) attached to the bag. All discontinued blood must be labeled “USED
BLOOD” before returning to the Blood Bank.

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