Transfusion reactions and massive transfusion: Viva

Opening question

The candidate is expected to start with the stop-the-transfusion rule. The first response to any suspected acute transfusion reaction is to stop the transfusion at once, keep the intravenous line open with normal saline, check the airway, the breathing and the circulation, verify the identity of the child and the unit at the bedside, and return the unit and the fresh samples to the blood bank. The candidate who states that the rule is the same for the mild fever and the haemolytic crisis, because the mild reaction cannot be told from the severe one in the first minutes, has the discipline that the topic rewards. ^[4]