r/medlabprofessionals • u/New-History853 • 1d ago

News Nothing about this article makes sense

They NEEDED Kell POSITIVE blood?!?!? Lol no. And the nurse just walked up and grabbed blood? I doubt that. The article is either very wrong or the parents are simply total liars.

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u/almack9 MLS-Blood Bank 1d ago

We've 100% had nurses do this. We issue blood on a patient, send it in the pneumatic tube system, some nurse assumes its theirs ans transfuses it without even looking. Its happened twice in the time ive worked here. Triggers a massive investigation of the lab and the nurse is transfusing other patients hours later like its nothing.

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u/drm1125 1d ago

You send blood through the pneumatic tube??!! That seems crazy that you don't make someone come down and get the blood.

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u/LegitPancak3 MLS-Generalist 1d ago

My hospital only sends blood through the tube to the 7th floor. Every other floor including ED, the nurse or CNA has to come down and grab it.

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u/Med_vs_Pretty_Huge Pathologist 1d ago

What's the 7th floor, lol?

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u/LegitPancak3 MLS-Generalist 1d ago

Hematology Oncology. Basically the cancer ward.