BLOOD BANK

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BLOOD – BANK

      BLOOD BANK is not a commercial bank. It refers to a division of a hospital where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper testing is performed (to reduce the risk of transfusion).

The world's first blood donor service was established in 1921 by the secretary of the British Red Cross, Percy Oliver.

 

PROCEDURE OF COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLES

1.       Select a suitable site for venipuncture, by placing the tourniquet 3 to 4 inches above the selected puncture site on the patient.

2.     Do not put the tourniquet on too tightly or leave it on the patient longer than 1 minute.

3.     Next, put on non-latex gloves, and palpate for a vein.

4.     When a vein is selected, cleanse the area in a circular motion, beginning at the site and working outward. Allow the area to air dry. After the area is cleansed, it should not be touched or palpated again. If you find it necessary to reevaluate the site by palpation, the area needs to be re-cleansed before the venipuncture is performed. 

5.     Ask the patient to make a fist; avoid “pumping the fist.” Grasp the patient’s arm firmly using your thumb to draw the skin taut and anchor the vein. Swiftly insert the needle through the skin into the lumen of the vein. The needle should form a 15-30 degree angle with the arm surface. Avoid excess probingWhen the last tube is filling, remove the tourniquet.

6.     Remove the needle from the patient's arm using a swift backward motion.

7.     Place gauze immediately on the puncture site. Apply and hold adequate pressure to avoid formation of a hematoma. After holding pressure for 1-2 minutes, tape a fresh piece of gauze or Band-Aid to the puncture site.

 

8.     Dispose of contaminated materials/supplies in designated containers.

 

 

BLOOD COMPONENTS DIVIDED AND STORED

BLOOD COMPONENTS ARE,

RBC and WBC are stored at the temperature of 1-6 celcius.

PLATELETS are stored at the temperature of -18 celcius.

LABELLING OF BLOOD COLLECTION BAGS

STORAGE REFRIGIRATOR
 

           

INDIAN TOP BLOOD BANK AGENCIES

• The Blood Association
• National Emergency Blood Donor's Organization ( NEBDO )
• Blood Cross Society
• Ek Katra
• Red
• Indian Red Cross Society
• ISBTI – Indian Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohaematology
• Sankalp India Foundation
• Sujla blood donor