is working correctly and enforcing the emergency issue compatibility rules and issuing universally compatible unit(s). ABO discrepancy is an uncommon occurrence in a transfusion service regardless of the root cause. The patient ABO/Rh discrepancy information is available in the Patient History or Exception Report. The message should read: patient had a “This When there is a patient blood typing previous ABO/Rh discrepancy and the unit does not discrepancy and entry of a meet requirements for selection, justified blood type with the VBECS displays a warning with text following comment: <insert that is not worded exactly as type of discrepancy from specified. record>. Perform ABO/Rh on All users when the current specimen to System message displayed an ABO continue using normal rules “VBECS- Not selectable unit [unit number]. discrepancy is and policies or follow This order must be emergency issued. found during the emergency issue rules and This unit doesn't qualify for course of testing policy as related to patient Select emergency issue and may not be a selected ABO/Rh retrieval and blood Units selected.” None required. Minor Occasional None patient. compatibility.” CR 1,548 208480 The unit expiration displays when a unit is selected. The expiration date is always displayed on the mock face label. The information is The Unit Expiration is blank accurately displayed on the prior to the unit selection screen, just not in this specific Select confirmation. None required. Minor Occasional None All users field. CR 1,899 208831
Select Units When there is a patient blood typing discrepancy and the unit does not meet requirements for selection, VBECS displays a warning with text that is not worded exactly as specified. System message displayed “VBECS- Not selectable unit [unit number]. This order must be emergency issued. This unit doesn't qualify for emergency issue and may not be selected.” None required. Minor Occasional None All users when an ABO discrepancy is found during the course of testing a selected patient. is working correctly and enforcing the emergency issue compatibility rules and issuing universally compatible unit(s). ABO discrepancy is an uncommon occurrence in a transfusion service regardless of the root cause. The patient ABO/Rh discrepancy information is available in the Patient History or Exception Report. The message should read: “This patient had a previous ABO/Rh discrepancy and entry of a justified blood type with the following comment: <insert type of discrepancy from record>. Perform ABO/Rh on the current specimen to continue using normal rules and policies or follow emergency issue rules and policy as related to patient ABO/Rh retrieval and blood compatibility.” CR 1,548 208480 Select The Unit Expiration is blank prior to the unit selection confirmation. None required. Minor Occasional None All users The unit expiration displays when a unit is selected. The expiration date is always displayed on the mock face label. The information is accurately displayed on the screen, just not in this specific field. CR 1,899 208831