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The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approaches to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
• Found it not difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • The 30-minute rule
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Concern with accuracy when identifying blood bag temperature
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it somewhat difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • The 30-minute rule
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Uncertainty that blood bag temperature exceeded FDA guidelines
  • Difficulty in interpreting blood bag temperature
  • Concern with accuracy when identifying blood bag temperature
  • Lack of consistent identification of blood bag temperature
• Found it extremely difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10°C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approaches to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • The 30-minute rule
  • Another brand of indicator
  • A thermometer / probe to measure blood temperature
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Difficulty in interpreting blood bag temperature
  • Lack of consistent identification of blood bag temperature
• Found it somewhat difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10°C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approaches to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
  • A thermometer/probe to measure blood temperature
  • If returned after 20 minutes we discard
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Uncertainty that blood bag temperature exceeded FDA guidelines
  • Difficulty in interpreting blood bag temperature
  • Non-compliance with blood temperature protocols
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it extremely difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • A thermometer / probe to measure blood temperature
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Concern with accuracy when identifying blood bag temperature
  • Non-compliance with blood temperature protocols
• Found it difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10°C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenge before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it somewhat difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approaches to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • The 30 minute rule
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Uncertainty that blood bag temperature exceeded FDA guidelines
  • Difficulty in interpreting blood bag temperature
  • Concern with accuracy when identifying blood bag temperature
• Found it somewhat difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approaches to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • A thermometer / probe to measure blood temperature
  • The 30 minute rule only applied to units NOT transferred in a cooler. Units not transferred in a cooler usually fail the temperature test at about 10 minutes anyways.
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Uncertainty that blood bag temperature exceeded FDA guidelines
  • Difficulty maintaining our supply of homemade ‘bag thermometers’ utilized in coolers.
• Found it somewhat difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenge before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Did not monitor temp for a long enough period of time. ( Several days.)
• Found it difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approaches to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • The 30 minute rule
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenge before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it not difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenge before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it very difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Uncertainty that blood bag temperature exceeded FDA guidelines
  • Difficulty in interpreting blood bag temperature
  • Concern with accuracy when identifying blood bag temperature
  • Lack of consistent identification of blood bag temperature
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it extremely difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • Another brand of indicator
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Difficulty in interpreting blood bag temperature
  • Inefficient workflow process
  • Difficulty with using other blood temperature indicators
• Found it somewhat difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select PDC’s Blood Temp 10 blood temperature indicator:

• Previously used the following approach to ensure blood temperature compliance:
  • A thermometer / probe to measure blood temperature
• Experienced the following challenges before using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators:
  • Uncertainty that blood bag temperature exceeded FDA guidelines
  • Non-compliance with blood temperature protocols
• Found it very difficult to feel absolutely certain that blood bags had not exceeded 10° C and could be returned to storage prior to using PDC’s Blood Temp 10 indicators.