MDL 277 - Clinical Blood Banking Techniques at Virginia Western Community College
Course Description
Effective: 2014-01-01
Provides training in techniques, procedures, and interpretations in Blood Banking in a clinical laboratory or simulated laboratory setting.
Laboratory 12 hours per week. Credits 4 hours.
4 credits
General Course Purpose
This course will give the student an opportunity to perform and interpret routine blood banking procedures.
Course Objectives
- Perform typing and compatibility of blood within a reasonable length of time
- Demonstrate safe operation of blood bank instruments including routine start-up, reagent preparation, and preventive maintenance.
- Keep accurate records of all procedures performed in the blood bank
- Identify normal antibodies using the procedures available
- Demonstrate ability to solve problems resulting from blood incompatibilities
- Participate in quality assurance
- Demonstrate confidence in their ability to perform routine blood banking procedures.
- Select and release correct blood products based on type and condition.
Major Topics to be Included
- Blood Bank Organizational Policies
- Instrumentation
- Blood procurement procedures
- Quality control
- Routine Blood Bank procedures
- Special Blood Bank procedures
- Component preparation and processing
- Problem solving methods