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From Donor to Patient: Another Safety Factor
Author(s) -
Butterfield Lcdr. Barbara
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1963.tb05915.x
Subject(s) - consistency (knowledge bases) , sample (material) , reliability (semiconductor) , plastic bag , container (type theory) , medicine , surgery , computer science , engineering , chromatography , waste management , chemistry , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
A standardized technical procedure effectively utilizes the inherent value of imprinted numbers on integral donor tubing of a plastic blood container. For crossmatching technics particularly, the described method facilitates the handling of the specific portion of the tubing segment imprinted with numbers. Small pieces of the plastic tubing, cut after draining the segment blood sample, bear the manufacturer's serial digits. These “tabs” of plastic are retained by a simple method for final comparison with the numbers on tubing still attached to the plastic bag. Photographs show details of the procedure, which has proved safe and practical in four years of usage. The resulting consistency and reliability of such donor blood sample confirmation minimize the inevitable problems of human error.