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	POLICY: This facility has established contractual agreements with the following blood banks to obtain blood and/or blood components in a timely manner: PROCEDURE: Patients, who have blood or blood components ordered by their physician for transfusion or as a hold for a procedure, will have their blood drawn 48-72 hours prior to the procedure by the facility or the blood bank. The patient will have a blood bank identification band put on and will be instructed not to remove the band. The facility will obtain the blood from the blood bank the morning of the procedure and place it in...
Second excerpt:
	...placed in the blood bank refrigerator. Prior to administering the blood, the RN shall check the accompanying slips with the blood or blood component. All blood or blood components will be checked by two 2 licensed personnel prior to administering the blood/blood component to the patient. In the event of an emergency, the facility has agreements with the following blood banks to receive type specific or O negative blood within minutes from time of order. The order will be driven to the...