Blood Products, Complications of Use

First Things First (assess & treat for the following)

• Stop transfusion as soon as signs and symptoms of transfusion reaction appear.
• Make sure the patient is receiving the correct product.
• Visual inspection of recipient’s plasma
• Stop blood transfusion and transfer patient to ICU
• Airway, breathing and circulation (hemodynamic management)
• Crystalloid resuscitation
• Epinephrine, antihistamines and steroids