title: Transport and storage of infusion supplies and blood products.
abstract: Home care nurses face many challenges in transporting and storing medications and blood products in their vehicles and in patients' homes. Unlike climate-controlled institutions, products subject to the cold of winter and the heat of summer can easily be damaged, which can be harmful to the patient. Additionally, several regulations and protocols demand that products be cared for in a certain manner, stored in the proper container, and labeled appropriately. The following information presents the current practices in storing and transporting these products safely. It can be used as a guide for policy and procedure development and a review for clinicians in assuring safe handling of these products from office to home to lab.
mesh_terms: D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000295:instrumentation; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000592:standards; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation; D014186:Transportation / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal