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Group and Screen
Category
Blood Transfusion
Request form
Blood transfusion request forms must:
- show identical patient identification details to the sample
- show date and time the sample was collected
- be signed by the person who took the blood, including their licence number (this is a legal requirement)
- indicate if components/products are required, and if so the quantity needed
- show date components/products are required
- the reason for the request
- state special requirements such as irradiated blood
- state any previous transfusions
Test information
Note that samples for urgent blood transfusion should be conveyed by hand.
Pre-analytical
We operate a zero tolerance policy for incorrect sample labelling. Amending or adding details to samples is prohibited.
All samples must be:
legibly handwritten
have 4 identifiers:
- first name
- surname
- NHS number
- date of birth
labelled by the person taking the blood who must also sign, date and time the sample
labelled next to the patient immediately after being taken
Note: If two group and screen samples are required from a patient, they must be taken by two different staff members.
All group and screen samples from patients over 4 months old are valid for 72 hours.
Samples to be transported to the laboratory within 72 hours between 2 - 25C
Tube type
1 x 6ml pink top EDTA tube
Minimum volume
2ml
Referral lab
Local haematology
Page last updated: 11 January 2022