consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history. 2. having various qualities, aspects, or subjects: a miscellaneous discussion. Origin of miscellaneous.
exists and is an alternate of . When you store human blood and its components, there's little or no room for error. Red cells and whole blood, for instance, must be maintained strictly within the range of 1.0 to 6.0 degrees Celsius or 33.8 F to 42.8 F, with little or no tolerance for exceptions.
All blood bank refrigerators should be specifically designed for blood storage. Once issued by the blood bank, the transfusion of whole blood, red cells and thawed fresh frozen plasma should be commenced within 30 minutes of their removal from refrigeration. If the transfusion cannot be started within this period, they must be stored in an approved blood refrigerator at a temperature of 2Â°C to 6Â°C.