“Before initiating a blood or blood component transfusion, the patient is objectively matched to the blood or blood component during a two-person bedside or chair-side verification process. At least two unique identifiers are used in the process, and it is conducted after the blood or blood component that matches the order has been issued or dispensed.”

St. John Conf-ID-ent™ blood bands are specifically designed to protect your patients and hospital from potentially fatal errors. They provide a unique, randomly assigned patient identification number to ensure that blood samples are correctly identified, and transfusions are administered to the right patient. Conf-ID-ent™ blood bands from St. John are ideal for your facility’s type and cross match procedures, establishing a positive link between the patient, the sample drawn, the crossed-matched units and any related paperwork.

The St. John Companies offers Conf-ID-ent™ blood bands featuring 24 peel and stick labels with a unique identifier allowing you to link your patient to their blood specimens. St. John also offers Biologics blood bands that allow you to create labels on demand at bedside from the patient's identification wristband.