Blood Safety

**Definition:** The degree to which the blood supply for BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS is free of harmful substances or infectious agents, and properly typed and crossmatched (BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING) to insure serological compatibility between BLOOD DONORS and recipients.

**Tree numbers:** - E02.792.833.230.250.500 - E05.760.833.230.250.500 - N02.421.911.050.500 - N06.850.780.200.450.325

**Synonyms:** - Blood Supply Safety