Administration of Blood and Blood Products
The administration of blood and blood products to a patient is a critical element of blood safety. This section is intended for nursing and other staff involved with blood product management from the time the product is retrieved from the hospital transfusion service until the transfusion is finished.
The following links provide additional information regarding administration of blood and blood components:
Blood Transfusion: Keeping your Patient Safe published by the Nursing 97 in August 1997.
About Blood Transfusion, Information for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals published by Transfusion Ontario Program, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 2004.
The following are examples of guidelines and procedures for Blood Administration practices:
Example of a Guideline on Administration of Blood from the National Institute of Health (NIH)
Administration Guidelines from the Puget Sound Blood Center
Transfusion Procedures from the Department of Pathology from the University of Michigan
Note: Canadian Blood Services offers no endorsement of and assumes no liability for the currency, accuracy, or availability of any information.