Level A Case Studies (TraQ Program)

Date Posted	Case Study #	Description	Contributed by
March 21, 2005	Case A8	Severe hemolytic transfusion reaction involving a student	TraQ coordinator
July 3, 2004	Case A7	Inter-facility transportation of RBCs	TraQ coordinator - Based on an idea from Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories, Edmonton
at start-up (2002) Revised 9 Mar. 2008	Case A6	Elderly patient with a difficult antibody combination	Carol Stanley, ART Nanaimo General Hospital
at start-up (2002)	Case A5	Adverse reaction to intravenous Rh immune globulin in a patient with ITP	Maureen Wyattt, ART Kelowna General Hospital
at start-up (2002)	Case A4	Positive DAT in a recently transfused nonagenarian	Darlene Mueller, ART MSA General Hospital
at start-up (2002) Revised 9 Mar. 2008	Case A3	Multiple antibodies in a mother delivering twins	Darlene Mueller, ART MSA General Hospital
at start-up (2002)	Case A2	Falling hemoglobin in a recently transfused patient	Daryl Gouthro, RT St Paul's Hospital
at start-up (2002)	Case A2	Falling hemoglobin in a recently transfused patient	Sylvia Luther, RT Matsqui - Abbotsford - Sumas (MSA) General Hospital
at start-up (2002)	Case A1	Unexpected hemolysis in a post-partum mother	Pat Wrigley, ART Langley Memorial Hospital




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Level A Cases

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