Overview

Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices

Full Product Details

Author:   Paula R. Howard, MPH, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB (OneBlood, Inc., Lauderhill, Florida, USA) ,  Wyenona Hicks, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB (Educator/Author, Ocala, Florida, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   6th edition
Weight:   0.920kg
ISBN:  

9780443113659

ISBN 10:   0443113653
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   19 February 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Preface Dedication Reviewers Introduction PART I: QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES 1. Quality Management, Regulation, and Safety in Blood Banks and Transfusion Services PART II: FOUNDATIONS: BASIC SCIENCES AND REAGENTS 2. Immunology: Basic Principles and Applications in the Blood Bank 3. Blood Banking Reagents: Overview and Applications 4. Blood Banking Genetics PART III: OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR BLOOD GROUPS 5. ABO and H Blood Group Systems and Secretor Status 6. Rh Blood Group System 7. Other Red Cell Blood Group Systems, Human Leukocyte Antigens, and Human Platelet Antigens PART IV: ESSENTIALS OF PRETRANSFUSION TESTING 8. Antibody Detection and Identification 9. Compatibility Testing 10. Blood Bank Automation for Transfusion Services PART V: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY 11. Transfusion Reactions and Other Adverse Events 12. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn PART VI: BLOOD COLLECTING AND TESTING 13. Donor Selection and Phlebotomy 14. Testing of Donor Blood PART VII: BLOOD COMPONENT PREPARATION AND TRANSFUSION THERAPY 15. Blood Component Preparation and Therapy 16. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients Answers to Study Questions Glossary Index

Reviews

Author Information

Paula Howard worked at Johnson & Johnson as the Principal Scientist in Ortho Clinical Diagnostics for seven years, at OneBlood, Inc. as the GxP Training Manager for 2 years and Director of Regulated and Business Application Training for 3 years. She has certificates in eLearning instructional design and is currently working as a career coach. Wyenona ""Nonie” Hicks, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB attended the Medical Technology program at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, where she earned her MT(ASCP) certification. She later earned a Master of Science degree in Transfusion and Transplantation Science at the University of Cincinnati's Hoxworth Blood Center in Ohio, as well as her ASCP(SBB) certification. Of her 38 years of working experience, ""Nonie” has spent almost half of that time doing what she loves best, teaching. Her roles as an educator include the following: 1) Manager of Medical Technology Education at OneBlood, Inc. where she taught Blood Bank Technology (BBT), MLS, and SBB students (distance learning); 2) Adjunct and full-time MLS Instructor at the University of Central Florida; 3) Full-time assistant professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science BS and MS programs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN; 4) Adjunct instructor for Rush University's distance learning SBB program; and 5) Adjunct instructor for University of Cincinnati's Medical Laboratory Science Online AS to BS Program. She has published articles and delivered lectures at local, state, national, and international meetings.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions