027 Blood Transfusions: Administering and Reactions

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Several types of blood products used for transfusing and procedure for handling and administering blood products. We also discuss the several different types of transfusion reactions, how to recognize them, and how to combat them.    Question of the Week What type of transfusion reactions have you noted and how did you manage the patient throughout the reaction?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode27   Resources We Mentioned in the Show  Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking https://imfpp.org/transfusionbook Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses https://imfpp.org/saimbook  Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (AVHTM) https://avhtm.org/ EClin Path http://eclinpath.com/hemostasis/transfusion-medicine/transfusion-therapy/ IMFPP Blood Transfusions https://imfpp.org/transfusion Jordan’s Blood Transfusion Article in NAVTA Journal https://imfpp.org/jordanstransfusionarticle   Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!  Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove  Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove    Thanks for listening!  – Yvonne and Jordan