How to Transfuse

• Below is a list of pages in roughly the order you might need them when transfusing a patient.
• Please also see the relevant blood component or blood product page for more detail on the specific transfusion.

Blood policy

Before starting

Prescription

Consent

Leaflets

Need for transfusion

Equipment

Special requirements

Desperate units

Obtaining blood

Bedside checking

ABO identical

Observations

Last best hope

Reassessing your patient