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National Wrong Blood In Tube - Irish Blood Transfusion Service

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Total specimens received and rejected<br />

June – August 2011<br />

Jun ’11<br />

Jul ’11<br />

Aug ’11<br />

Total for<br />

3-month period<br />

Samples<br />

received<br />

24,082<br />

23,374<br />

23,858<br />

71,314<br />

Samples<br />

rejected<br />

944<br />

1,004<br />

974<br />

2,922<br />

Average rejection<br />

rate per month<br />

3.9%<br />

4.3%<br />

4.1%<br />

4.1%<br />

(or 1 in 24<br />

specimens)<br />

Range in rejection rate for the hospitals<br />

who responded is 0.0% to 10.85%

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