‘Stop and check – it could save a life’
Alison Moore Freelance health journalist
Giving the wrong blood can be fatal, but stricter routines and electronic tracking are helping to reduce the hazards of transfusion
Having a blood transfusion has probably never been safer, but this has only been achieved with constant vigilance by all involved.
Nursing Standard.
33, 5, 72-74.
doi: 10.7748/ns.33.5.72.s23
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