BLOOD PRODUCTS ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFUSION REACTIONS

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BLOOD PRODUCTS
ADMINISTRATION AND
TRANSFUSION REACTIONS 2026-
28 LATEST STUDY GUIDE

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BLOOD PRODUCTS
ADMINISTRATION
PROFESSOR MURRAY

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OBJECTIVES

• DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLOOD PRODUCTS AND THEIR PURPOSE, RISKS, AND
BENEFITS


• EXAMINE THE DIFFERENT BLOOD GROUPS/TYPES AND DETERMINE WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE.


• DISCUSS THE EBP STEPS/PROCEDURE AND EQUIPMENT NEED TO ADMINISTER A BLOOD
TRANSFUSION.


• DEFINE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSFUSION REACTIONS AND IDENTIFY COMMON CLINICAL
MANIFESTATIONS OF EACH.

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BLOOD FACTS

• THE HUMAN BODY MANUFACTURES ~2-3 MILLION RED BLOOD CELLS PER
SECOND.
• SOMEONE NEEDS BLOOD EVERY 2 SECS.
• ONLY 37% OF US POPULATION IS ELIGIBLE TO DONATE BLOOD. LESS THAN
10% DO ANNUALLY.
• ***1 DONATION CAN POTENTIALLY SAVE 3 LIVES.***
• BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS CAN NOT BE MANUFACTURED THEY MUST
COME FROM A DONOR.


“BLOOD IS A VERY SPECIAL JUICE.”
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE