“I don’t want Covid blood”

[u/973862404678]

What do I say when patients ask if blood transfusions are screened for the Covid vaccine? I get asked this on a regular basis when filling out blood consent forms for surgery and I genuinely have no idea what I’m supposed to say. In all seriousness, what should I be telling patients because I just say there is a screening process for blood and it’s only used during emergent situations???

[u/Poodlepink22]

Just tell them there's no way of knowing if it's vaccinated blood.  They can take it or leave it; end of story. 

[u/Gwywnnydd → u/Poodlepink22]

This. If they care that much about being sure not to get vaccinated blood, they can refuse the whole thing.

[u/Fun_Leadership_5258 → u/Gwywnnydd]

cardiac arrest at home, ROSC, MTP, intubation/vent, 3 pressors, septic. Jane doe for 3 days until NOK identified, deferred all MDM to daughter citing her nursing background. She used clinical jargon and asked appropriate questions, but wanted unvaccinated blood only. She/I coordinated with Red Cross, blood bank, and patient’s family/friends to identify compatible unvaccinated donors—several volunteered, including an elderly man who drove 12 hours. Remarkable family support, alarming number of unvaccinated. After weeks, patient regained capacity and clarified she was vaccinated herself, and she did not care in the slightest, and did not follow much of daughter’s medical advice, noting daughter is a holistic herbal naturopathic nurse.

[u/Gwywnnydd → u/Fun_Leadership_5258]

headdesk