9 Modules – £35
Blood Transfusion
The course starts by explaining why ensuring and maintaining the quality and safety of blood products is so important. After that, it looks at the necessity for multi-disciplinary collaboration when it comes to the transfusion of blood and how this looks in practice. Next, it covers the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 and the legal requirements these regulations pose, before turning to explore safe transfusion practice, including how each blood product must be stored. Following this, the course dives into the anatomy and physiology of blood products, before working through each stage of the blood transfusion cycle, and the standard safety checks required for the handling of blood products. The course then turns to the most common and serious adverse clinical incidents related to blood transfusion and finishes by detailing the equipment required to administer a transfusion.
Learning Objectives By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognise the importance of blood safety.
- Understand the legislative framework around blood.
- Learn the anatomy and physiology of blood.
- Explain the blood transfusion cycle.
- Identify the safety checks in place for blood products.
Course Modules and % Pass required
- 1. The Quality and Safety of Blood Products 70%
- 2. Multi-disciplinary Collaboration 70%
- 3. Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 70%
- 4. Safe Transfusion Practice 70%
- 5. Anatomy and Physiology of Blood 70%
- 6. Full Cycle 70%
- 7. Standard Safety Checks 70%
- 8. Adverse Clinical Incidents 70%
- 9. The Equipment Required 70%
Recommended System Requirements:
• Browser: Up to date web browser
• Video: Up to date video drivers
• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
Duration:
60 mins (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).