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• Toxicology
• Transfusion Medicine
• Pretransfusion Testing
• Ordering Pretransfusion Testing
• Completing the Requisition
• Patient Identification
• RTSIS
• Specimen Collection
• Specimen Rejection
• Blood Component & Product List
• Plasma Protein (Fractionation) Products
• Blood Component Issue & Administration
• Ordering Blood Components
• Autologous Transfusion Services
• Directed Donations

Specimen Rejection

Any of the following will necessitate specimen recollection:

• Unlabelled specimens.
• Specimens collected without the use of a RTSIS form.
• Specimens collected without the RTSIS number being banded to the patient.
• Specimens collected without the RTSIS number being placed on the specimen.
• Specimens collected without patient identification number.
• Specimens collected without patient name or with incomplete first or last name.
• Specimens with any discrepancies in the name and/or identification number.
• Unable to obtain missing documentation of collector/identifier.
• Multiple patient identification on the requisition or specimen.
• When directed by Transfusion Medicine staff to confirm patient identification (e.g. ABO and/or Rh of current specimen do not match historical records).
  In all cases where specimens for pretransfusion testing have been rejected, the appropriate patient care unit will be notified of the rejection and a request for recollection will be made.

Corrections to labelling by the collector will be allowed in the following case:

• Requisition/RTSIS form received without signature. Collector and/or identifier must sign before issue of blood product.

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