Blood Safety (Online)
Tracking # 20-394040
$15.00
Course overview
This Intermediate Level course reviews the basics of blood safety in donor blood. You'll review the basics of screening a donor & the blood units, general adverse reactions that can occur from transfusion, and the infectious disease states that can cause transfusion transmitted infections.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Chemistry Diplomate
Molecular Diagnostics Diplomate
Toxicological Chemistry Diplomate
Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Clinical Laboratory Director
Clinical Laboratory Supervisor
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Public Health Director
Public Health Supervisor
Public Health Technologist
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Clinical Lab Personnel
Cytotechnologist
Generalist
Laboratory Assistant
Phlebotomist
Specialist
Technician
Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board
Laboratory Personnel
Disclosure statements
At the end of this course the reader will be able to:
1. Identify the role each of the public agencies play in blood safety.
2. List the documents that are used to screen blood donors and explain how they are used.
3. List the adverse reactions that can happen during or after a blood transfusion.
4. List the different infectious organisms that can affect the blood supply safety.
5. List the tests that the FDA states are mandatory to run when screening donor blood units.
6. Compare the tests available for identifying infectious disease agents in donor blood.