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Question | Answer |
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The most common cause of mistransfusion (erroneous administration of an ABO-incompatible RBC unit) | error in specimen or patient identification (clerical error) |
Describe the elements of a type and screen | Patient RBCs are typed for ABO and Rh. Patient serum is "screened" for unexpected antibodies |
Period of time that a type and cross match specimen is stored in lab | 7 days |
Period of time to cross match a unit of cryo | not required. also true for FFP and platelets |