Order blood products for transfusion outside hospital

Application procedure compromised blood product for transfusion outside hospital

The application process is started with a telephone contact with the clinical biologist at Belgian Red Cross-Flanders through the blood bank lab to ensure the indication. For the actual order of the blood product, you then need to complete the prescription form. On this form you should indicate, in addition to patient and prescriber information:

• Which blood product and number you wish to request
• Billing information

The prescription form also contains the agreement regarding responsibilities of the prescriber to comply with the legal provisions as set forth in the Supreme Health Council Publication No. 8177 dated May 2, 2007, entitled "Blood Transfusion Outside the Hospital" and the Quality Healthcare Practice Act of April 22, 2019. The provisions related to characterization referred to in Articles 12 and 13 of the law of April 22, 2019, must be complied with by the health care practitioner.

Deliver the fully completed and signed prescription form along with the sample to the blood bank lab at RKV.

If the ABO/D type of the patient is not yet known in the blood bank lab of RKV (after verification by clinical biologist), a second, independently taken sample with request form for a second ABO/D determination should be sent, indicating the request path 'Request of compromised EC for transfusion outside hospital'

  

Implementation of the application

When a suitable product is available, the blood bank lab will contact the prescriber so that the product can be picked up by the prescriber. The prescriber organizes their own transportation.

Hereby, the prescriber is responsible for the compliant preservation and traceability of the blood product during transport.

Also, within three working days of receiving the blood product, the prescriber must return the packaging materials, exam box including all conditioning elements, to the RKV blood bank lab of issue.

 

After transfusion

The final destination (administration to patient or destruction) of the delivered blood product must be reported to RKV within three working days of delivery at the latest. You must use the notification form for this purpose. This form must be fully completed and signed and sent to dienstvoorhetbloed@rodekruis.be.