New ShockWatch Blood Temp Indicator Assures Blood Supply Safety and Reduces Waste
The global blood supply can become safer and more reliable when individual units of blood are monitored by the new ShockWatch Blood Temp indicator. Monitoring individual units of blood for temperature excursions helps hospitals and blood banks reduce costs and liability by identifying units that have experienced temperature excursions before they are used, and by enabling caregivers to discard only units that actually exceeded acceptable temperatures. Additionally, caregivers can know at a glance – and prove – whether blood has been stored at the proper temperature. Refrigerated blood