Blood should be issued from the blood bank along with the blood cross
matching report form A portion of the integral tube with at least one
numbered segment should remain attached with the blood bag being
issued The cross matching report form should have patient's first name with
surname, age, sex, identification number, ward, bed number, ABO and
Rh(D) type The form should have donor unit identification number, segment number,
ABO and Rh(D) type and expiry date of the blood.