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Blood Transfusion

Why is blood bag covered during blood transfusion? Is there any reaction of light in the clotting process of blood?

I need answer aa soon aa possible. I have exam tomorrow. Please help!!

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    Never have I ever covered blood that I'm transfusing.

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    I've never seen blood covered. If anything, I'm thinking just in case the pt is queasy about blood?

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    Nipride? Yes

    Blood? Never seen it

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    Off the top of my head, I can think of Levo, clevidipine, nipride and linezolid that we keep covered. Never blood. And I work in a cardiothoracic surgery ICU, we give a LOT of blood.

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    All I can think of is a pressure bag on a unit of blood that looks as if the bag is covered. But that makes no sense in regards to a test?

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    Never seen it

    And perhaps if its really that urgent to get an answer for, leaving it the night before your exam is not that prudent

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    Nope, blood isn't on the list of things we covered when I worked in the hospital. TPN and certain chemo drugs. But never blood.

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    Moved to nursing student assistance

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    I have hung many bags in my career of blood. It is never covered, that I know of. Some medications that are hung are light sensitive, but not blood.

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    As many people mentioned already, blood units are not typically covered, unless you are running them with a pressure bag for faster infusion.

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    It would appear that OP is from Nepal based on posting history. Perhaps it is a cultural thing rather than an evidence based thing? Or a mistranslation and the question truly is asking about a pressure bag.

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    Sorry,

    never had to cover bag ,but sometimes some areas may use a warmer ,

    or a pressure sleeve to help it go in better.

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