Blood Transfusion – IFT Quiz

1 / 15

Patients may experience hypothermia during and after a blood transfusion

True

False

2 / 15

Hemolytic reactions are:

The most life threatening

Survival of the patient is dose dependent

Require a normal saline fluid challenge

All of the above

3 / 15

After finishing the blood transfusion, you:

Disconnect blood tubing and throw the tubing and bag in the trash

Infuse NS 0.9% at ordered rate or TKO, place bag and tubing in a biohazard bag, and keep with patient

Disconnect PRBC bag, spike LR and infuse at 20 ml/hr

4 / 15

This process in this LOSOP is for all blood products: whole blood, packed RBCs, platelets, FFP, albumin, and cryoprecipitates

True

False

5 / 15

Your patient’s temperature increased by 2 degrees since last measurement. What is your next step:

Increase rate of transfusion by 20 ml/hr

Administer Acetaminophen 650 mg

Discontinue transfusion, infuse NS 0.9% and call receiving physician

6 / 15

During transport, vital signs including temperature have to be documented at least every:

5 min

15 min

30 min

7 / 15

To be able to monitor a blood transfusion, you need to have a written physician’s order

True

False

8 / 15

The essential vital signs that must be obtained before starting a blood infusion include: blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and respirations

True

False

9 / 15

Adverse reactions can occur because of the preservatives in the donor blood

True

False

10 / 15

Transfusion reaction symptoms include the following except:

Elevated temperature/fever

Hypotension

Toe Pain

Uticaria

11 / 15

You may need to administer Lasix after the infusion of blood products due to volume overload:

True

False

12 / 15

If a patient experiences an anaphylactic reaction to a blood transfusion it is treated the same as all other anaphylactic reactions:

True

False

13 / 15

Modern blood banks can ensure almost 100% safe supply in regards to disease transmission:

True

False

14 / 15

The only crystalloid fluid that can be infused together with blood is:

Lactated Ringers

D5W

NS 0.9%

NaCI 0.45%

15 / 15

As a paramedic in California you may start the transfusion of blood products

True

False

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