Never Event: Blood Incompatibility CASAL 2 Western Governors University

Incidence Hemolytic transfusion reactions cause serious problems within the body. However, the incidence of this occurring is rare. Its estimated these reactions occur one out of every 5,000 blood transfusions, and one out of 100,000 are fatal (Acute). All of these instances occur from ABO incompatibility. Causes These reactions occur when an ABO or Rh blood type of the transfused blood does not align with the patients blood (ABO). The most common cause is from clerical error. There are lab tests and checks done before nurses get their hands on the donor blood. However, once a nurse comes into play, they must double-check information from the donor to the patient, which involves co-checking with a...