6.0 Specimen Collection Is identification of the patient confirmed 6.1 (including a check of the identification band) prior to drawing blood specimens? Is there a system in place to identify patients 6.2 if identification and/or identification number is not available? Is there a system in place for identification of 6.3 outpatients or pre-admission patients? Are all blood samples used for compatibility testing labeled at the time of specimen 6.4 collection with the patient’s first and last name, and unique identification number? Is the date, time of collection and identity of 6.5 the collector documented? Equipment Maintenance 7.0 Is equipment clean and in good condition? 7.1 Is there a preventative maintenance program? 7.2 8.0 Blood and Blood Product Storage Is there a policy in place to check 8.1 blood and blood products for expiration date? Are blood and blood products within and 8.2 outside the laboratory stored in temperature ranges according to the relevant standards? Are storage temperatures continuously 8.3 monitored and recorded? If the refrigerator/freezer is not continuously 8.4 monitored, is the temperature recorded every four hours? Are thermometers in the refrigerators and 8.5 freezers calibrated yearly? Do refrigerators and freezers have an audible 8.6 alarm located in areas that are monitored 24 hours a day? Are alarms and emergency power supply 8.7 checked at least monthly?
6.0 Specimen Collection 6.1 Is identification of the patient confirmed (including a check of the identification band) prior to drawing blood specimens? 6.2 Is there a system in place to identify patients if identification and/or identification number is not available? 6.3 Is there a system in place for identification of outpatients or pre-admission patients? 6.4 Are all blood samples used for compatibility testing labeled at the time of specimen collection with the patient’s first and last name, and unique identification number? 6.5 Is the date, time of collection and identity of the collector documented? 7.0 Equipment Maintenance 7.1 Is equipment clean and in good condition? 7.2 Is there a preventative maintenance program? 8.0 Blood and Blood Product Storage 8.1 Is there a policy in place to check blood and blood products for expiration date? 8.2 Are blood and blood products within and outside the laboratory stored in temperature ranges according to the relevant standards? 8.3 Are storage temperatures continuously monitored and recorded? 8.4 If the refrigerator/freezer is not continuously monitored, is the temperature recorded every four hours? 8.5 Are thermometers in the refrigerators and freezers calibrated yearly? 8.6 Do refrigerators and freezers have an audible alarm located in areas that are monitored 24 hours a day? 8.7 Are alarms and emergency power supply checked at least monthly?