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Q: What should you do if Drawing blood from the wrong patient?
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Should you finish one patient when drawing blood before start another patient even if its in emergency room?

Yes. Switching between patients during a draw can result in a mix up of tubes. The most common mistake in blood bank is clerical error. Labels on wrong tube, wrong ID band information written down, etc.


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What do you do if you accidentally draw blood from the wrong patient?

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How long does it take to know if something is wrong when someone drawn blood and injected some air in my vain before drawing my blood?

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List five incidents that must be reported to specified authorities?

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