Get Blood Transfusion Consent Form 2020-2025

Transfusions of blood or blood products involve a small risk of transmission of diseases such as Hepatitis B (~1 in 1,000,000), Hepatitis C (~1 in 1,200,000), and HIV/AIDS (~1 in 1,500,000). There is also a small risk of bacterial infection when blood products are transfused.

Informed and valid consent for transfusion is obtained for all patients who will likely, or definitely, receive a transfusion, for example, where blood is routinely requested prior to surgery or where a 'group and save' or 'cross-match' sample is taken pre-procedure.

If Consent form 5: 'For adult patients refusing the use of blood transfusion or blood components' has not been signed before or is not in the Maternity Record you will be asked to sign this when you come into the delivery ward.

Summarise what you have discussed to emphasise the key points to the patient. Provide written information on blood transfusion. Document the discussion in the patient's notes. Dispose of PPE and wash your hands.

It is a general legal and ethical principle that valid consent should be obtained from a patient before they are treated.

Consent is required the first time that a transfusion is required for a patient in the medical center. For an inpatient, a consent form is valid for one admission. In an outpatient setting, the consent form is valid for the duration of the planned treatment up to one year after signature.

Before administering the transfusion, document that you matched the label on the blood bag to the patient's name, patient's medical record number, patient's blood ABO group and Rh factor, donor's blood ABO group and Rh factor, crossmatch data, blood bank ID number, and expiration date of the product.