QUESTIONS

1. What are the 2 main indications for a blood transfusion?
2. How much blood may safely be obtained from a donor cat or dog?
3. What anticoagulants are used for transfusion blood?
4. How is plasma stored?
5. Dogs of the blood group DEA 1.1 -ve and DEA 1.2 -ve are very useful; why?
6. How does a blood administration set differ to a normal fluid infusion set?
7. What are the signs of a transfusion reaction?

A practical task: the blood transfusion accompanies this module.