TY - BOOK ID - 2862543 TI - The blood cold chain : guide to the selection and procurement of equipment and accessories. AU - Mvere, David. AU - Bond, Kay. AU - World Health Organization. PY - 2002 SN - 9241545798 9786610041497 0585468095 1280041498 9240680136 PB - Geneva : World Health Organization, DB - UniCat KW - Bloedplaatjes KW - Bloedplasma KW - Blood plasma KW - Blood platelets KW - Blood--Plasma KW - Plaatjes [Bloed] KW - Plaquettes sanguines KW - Plasma (Bloed) KW - Plasma (Blood) KW - Plasma (Sang) KW - Plasma sanguin KW - Platelets KW - Thrombocytes KW - Trombocyten KW - Blood. KW - Blood KW - Blood banks KW - Hematologic equipment industry KW - Tissue Preservation KW - Preservation, Biological KW - Biological Specimen Banks KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Blood Cells KW - Health Facilities KW - Investigative Techniques KW - Body Fluids KW - Cells KW - Specimen Handling KW - Laboratory Techniques and Procedures KW - Fluids and Secretions KW - Anatomy KW - Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services KW - Diagnosis KW - Health Care KW - Refrigeration KW - Blood Platelets KW - Blood Banks KW - Blood Preservation KW - Equipment and Supplies KW - Plasma KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Hematologic Diseases KW - Equipment and supplies KW - Collection and preservation KW - Transfusion KW - Refrigerators. KW - Equipment and supplies. KW - Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery KW - Body fluids KW - Fear of blood KW - Standards KW - Guidebooks UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2862543 AB - This publication aims to provide practical guidance to all those involved in the management of blood programmes. Following an introduction to the blood cold chain management process, seven chapters provide a detailed description of blood bank refrigerators, plasma freezers, platelet agitators, plasma thawing equipment, blood transport boxes and coolants, temperature monitoring devices, as well as other blood cold chain accessories. Each chapter provides WHO minimum performance specifications for the equipment, and selected product information on equipment evaluated by WHO. A specific chapter i ER -