Forms for investigations

For NHSBT duty consultants

To record the details of your consultation with a hospital following a patient reaction during transfusion use the Record of medical consultation (Word 50KB) form.

For hospitals

To request the investigation of:

• Allo and autoantibodies
• Haemolytic transfusion reaction
• Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn
• Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
• IgA deficiency

The form to use is RCI form 1A

To request the investigation of:

• Transfusion Associated Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) 
• Transfusion-associated graft vs host disease (TA-GvHD)
• Post-transfusion Purpura (PTP)
• Non-Haemolytic Febrile Transfusion Reaction (NHFTR)

The form to use is H&I form 3A

To report when a patient has a (non bacterial) infection post-transfusion

The form to use is the post-transfusion bacterial report form FRM1534