BEDSIDE CONTROL CARD, ABO compatibility (Eldon)
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BEDSIDE CONTROL CARD, ABO (Eldon)
Definition
Test performed "at the patient's bedside" immediately prior to transfusion to verify ABO compatibility between the recipient blood and the unit to be transfused.
Specifications
Technical specifications
- Double plastic-coated card (105 x 73 mm) with dessicated reagents
- 4 reaction zones: 2 anti-A and 2 anti-B
- Twin card; 1 donor side and 1 recipient side
- Spots of dried monoclonal antibodies
Packaging & Labelling
Aluminium packaging per 25 cards
Packaging adhesive foils and mixing sticks: bag of 100 pieces.
To be Ordered Separately
- Transparent adhesive foils: 2 per card (packaged by 100), ref. 2511/2551
- Mixing sticks: 4 per card (packaged by 50)
- 1 safety lancet per card
- 1 ampoule of physiological saline solution
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Instructions for use
The ultimate pretransfusional control card allows preventing ABO incompatibility accidents resulting from blood unit or patient misidentification.
The control must be performed at the patient's bedside immediately prior to transfusion by the nurse or the medical doctor who performs the transfusion.
The ABO group of the recipient is verified from a capillary blood sample, and the one of the blood unit from a tubing segment.
To perform the test you need a drop of water (distilled, filtered or water for injection).
This test is not a substitute for patient and donor ABO Rh D blood grouping or laboratory "cross-matching" test.
Keep the card in the patient's medical file after covering it with one transparent adhesive foil once it is dry.
Do not open the zipper of the Eldon bag below 18°C.
Eldon card that have been out if their bag for more than 30 minutes should be used that same working day.
Storage
- Store between 5 and 37ºC
- Shelf life: 2 years
- Stable 6 months after firts opening. Ensure dessicanbt is present and that reagent sides face towards the label of the bag.
- Guaranteed minimum remaining shelf life at delivery: 1/3 of the total shelf life
- Not to be used beyond expiry date
MSF requirements
Ultimate pretransfusional control is compulsory.