Safe transportation is necessary and essential when it comes to PSL or samples derived from human blood. In compliance with the decree of April 4, 2002, and the decision of July 10, 2018, defining the principles of good practices for the transportation of PSL, this module meets the minimum training requirements for personnel involved in the transportation of PSL.
E-learning
Concerned professions
- Nursing assistants/hospital agents and transport agents from healthcare facilities responsible for the transportation of PSL and internal and external biological samples.
- Drivers/transporters from service provider companies responsible for the transportation of PSL and biological samples.
Content
- Generalities about blood and its components
- Introduction to Different Types of Blood Products and Biological Samples
- Regulations on Good Transportation Practices
- Requirements for temperature maintenance, constraints related to different modes of transportation, materials and equipment used, and authorized vehicles for transportation
- Circuits and related documents for transportation
- Rules of hygiene and safety related to transportation
- Risks associated with products and recommended actions to take
- Requirements related to emergency situations
