by Joe Chaffin | Apr 24, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Your Patient Blood Management program can be so much more! Carolyn Burns shows you how to make wiser PBM choices today. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. It feels like everyone is talking about patient blood...
by Joe Chaffin | Aug 7, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Trauma transfusions require prompt delivery of plasma. To conserve resources, many transfusion services have started using group A plasma instead of AB in these emergency settings. But, is the practice safe? Over the last ten years or so, the world of trauma...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Transfusion Practice |
“Dr. Chaffin, I started working at a new blood bank recently, and I think they are breaking the rules! A patient came into the emergency room after an auto accident, and the FFP given to him was blood group A! Isn’t AB the ‘universal plasma,’ not A? The patient...
by Joe Chaffin | Jul 1, 2016 | Blog, Blood Products |
If you’ve been anywhere near a transfusion service, or ordered blood components from one, you know that granulocyte products are special. Along with looking different (imagine a platelet bag, but a cloudier, bloodier one) and being transfused differently (within 24...
by Joe Chaffin | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog, Special Topic |
2016 marked a new beginning for the Blood Bank Guy website. Among other major changes, I debuted the “Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast” in April, an interview-style educational audio presentation targeted toward those learning blood banking and...