You are a blood bank technician. A request has come in for blood for an emergency blood transfusion. The patient who needs the blood has type AB blood and is Rh+. You look through your inventory and find that you have available blood from an O− donor. The hematocrit (solid portion of the blood) from that blood is only 30%, apparently due to frequent donation. In addition, as you examine the blood, you find some tiny clots forming in the donated blood. Do you think the blood is suitable for donation to the patient?

Respuesta :

Maybe he could transfer that blood to the patient.


Answer:

No, I consider that it is not adequate.

Explanation:

Blood banks carry out rigorous controls regarding the blood they receive, either to avoid infectious diseases being transmitted parenterally as possible vascular alterations.

 It would be necessary to see exactly the RIN, KPTT and clotting time of said blood ... if when carrying out these studies, the blood is hypercoagulated as written in the statement, and the patient receives it through a transfusion, he may suffer superficial thrombosis generating tissue infarction or, in worst cases, deep thrombosis that lead to: stroke or acute myocardial infarction.

The blood received by the patient must always be the same factor, type and must be in perfect condition so that the transfusion promotes health and not death.

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