A Type and Screen order includes Blood Type (ABO and Rh) and 
Antibody Screen.  A Type and Screen must be requested every three days 
for Red Blood Cell transfusion.  This request is also appropriate for 
patients for whom blood is not likely to be required, but for whom 
blood must be available quickly to treat potential blood loss.

Specimen labeling procedure must be followed.

Minimum information on Patient Bar Code:
   Patient's last name and first name
   Patient's medical record number

Minimum information on paper requisition during downtime:
Patient's last name and first name
Patient's medical record number
Phlebotomist and witness last and first name
Date and Time specimen was drawn


Multiple concurrent specimens:
All specimens labeled as above requirement.