BLOOD BANK TECHNICIAN COURSE

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INTRODUCTION TO THE BLOOD BANK

TECHNICIAN COURSE

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THE BLOOD BANK TECHNICIAN COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES INVOLVED IN BLOOD BANKING. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE LEARN HOW TO COLLECT, PROCESS, STORE, AND DISTRIBUTE BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS WHILE ENSURING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND QUALITY.

BLOOD BANK TECHNICIAN COURSE CURRICULUM

THECURRICULUMOFABLOODBANKTECHNICIANCOURSE

TYPICALLYINCLUDESTHEFOLLOWINGSUBJECTS:

BLOOD GROUP SYSTEMS AND RH TYPING

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

INFECTION CONTROL AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS

IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY

BLOOD COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE

REGULATORY GUIDELINES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF A BLOOD BANK TECHNICIAN

COLLECT, LABEL, AND STORE BLOOD IN A LABORATORY SETTING. TECHNICIANS AT THE BLOOD BANK SCREEN DONORS, STORE BLOOD, DRAW BLOOD, AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS. THEY KEEP PATIENTS COMFORTABLE AND CHECK THEIR VITAL SIGNS DURING THE TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THEY EXAMINE THE COMPATIBILITY OF BLOOD BEFORE DISTRIBUTING IT FOR TRANSFUSION.

1.

BLOOD COLLECTION AND TESTING

COLLECTING BLOOD SAMPLES FROM DONORS AND PATIENTS

PERFORMINGBLOODTYPINGANDCROSS-MATCHINGTESTS

CONDUCTING ANTIBODY SCREENING AND COMPATIBILITY TESTS

IDENTIFYING AND RESOLVING ANY DISCREPANCIES OR ISSUES RELATED TO BLOOD SAMPLES

2.BLOOD COMPONENT PREPARATION

SEPARATING WHOLE BLOOD INTO ITS COMPONENTS (RED BLOOD CELLS, PLASMA, PLATELETS)

PREPARING BLOOD COMPONENTS FOR TRANSFUSION ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC PATIENT REQUIREMENTS

PROPERLY LABELING AND STORING BLOOD PRODUCTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR INTEGRITY AND SAFETY