Guidelines for administering blood and blood components
Sandra Gray Project Manager, Effective Use of Blood Group, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Edinburgh
Michael Murphy Consultant Haematologist, National Blood Service and Department of Haematology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Blood Transfusion, University of Oxford
The Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) scheme has revealed that many patients have received incorrect blood or blood component. This article reports new national guidelines for ordering, administering and managing blood, blood components and blood transfusion.
Nursing Standard.
14, 12, 36-39.
doi: 10.7748/ns1999.12.14.12.36.c2732
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