Documenting a Blood Transfusion

To document the start and end of a blood transfusion:

1. Navigate to the Procedures/Events section on the left menu
2. Click the ‘Add‘ button under Procedures
3. Select Blood/Blood Product Transfusion from the search list
4. Complete form
5. Save & Close
6. Navigate to the Drugs, Lines, Devices section on the left menu
7. Click the + button under the Active Infusions heading
8. Complete form (making sure that fluid type is set to Blood/Red Blood Cells)
9. Save & Close

To check/update infusions and document VIP score etc:

1. Navigate to the Fluids & Feeding section on the left menu
2. Click the Update Infusions button on the right side of the page
3. Complete form (this form will show all active infusions)
4. Save & Close

Note: If the transfusion is removed from Procedures/Events and Drugs, Lines, Devices then it will remove itself from the Fluids/Feeding section.