title: [What are the rules and regulations for blood product transfusion in France?].
abstract: In France, there are many rules and regulations for blood product transfusion. The clinician who prescribes a blood transfusion must go step by step, except for a vital emergency (must be procedured). He must have: informed consent, immunohaematologic results, specific prescription with quantity and quality of products, realisation of blood transfusion with many administrative and technical necessary controls, and prevent adverse events. A nurse or a midwife can realise the blood transfusion if there is a clinician able to intervene quickly. The blood transfusion must be noted in a medical file which is kept for thirty years. Absolute respect of these rules is the guarantee of transfusion security.
authors.affiliation: Unité de gestion des risques et de la qualité, EFS Ile-de-France, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 75674 Paris Cedex 14, France. elisabeth.pelissier@efs.sante.fr
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pélissier
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bierling
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D005602:France; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012449:Safety; D065227:Transfusion Reaction