Beyond the Scrubs – Transitioning from Theory to Practice in Medical School

Episode 12 - Christmas episode (Blood transfusion) Video

Beyond the Scrubs – Transitioning from Theory to Practice in Medical School

Show Notes

In this episode we are talking with Jane, a BTS (Blood transfusion service) practitioner, and Jonathon, a BTS Lab manager discussing major hemorrhage protocol, what BTS samples to take, errors, human factors and more.

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