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A Unit of Blood Was Returned to the Blood Bank

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A unit of blood was returned to the blood bank before it was spiked. Apparently the patient's IV failed. The unit of blood was outside the blood bank for 35 minutes. Which of the statements below is most accurate?


A) The unit of blood should be discarded immediately.
B) The unit of blood can be returned to inventory.
C) The unit of blood must be transfused within 4 hours or be discarded at the end of that time.
D) The unit of blood must be transfused with 24 hours.

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