Person: Emer Lawlor

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Blood bank defends stopping pressure checks

THE Irish Blood Transfusion Service has defended its decision to stop taking donors’ blood pressure in a bid to boost supplies.

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Unnecessary blood transfusions could have lead to two deaths in 2005

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Mistakes prove costly when there is little room for error

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Transfusion errors put 62 lives at risk

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Blood transfusion errors revealed

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Blood transfusions are now safer

Hepatitis C group demands independent inquiry

AN independent inquiry must be held to get closure on all outstanding blood contamination issues involving the blood bank, a victims’ support group urged yesterday.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

Martin pledges new blood inquiry

A NEW investigation into the anti-D blood product scandal has been promised by Health Minister Micheál Martin.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2003

Human errors in blood supplies ‘cause for concern’

BLOOD supplied to 69 people last year by hospital staff was out of date, semi-frozen or the wrong product for the patient, a report revealed yesterday.

Mon, 23 Dec, 2002

Report highlights mistakes in transfusions

A health report launched this afternoon shows there were 144 cases where mistakes were made with blood transfusions in 2001.

Sun, 22 Dec, 2002