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Should you finish one patient when drawing blood before start another patient even if its in emergency room?

April 26, 2017blood drawing emergency finish patient room

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Should you finish one patient when drawing blood before start another patient even if its in emergency room?

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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.