Components issued for an individual patient should also have a label that identifies the patient for whom the blood component has been prepared. This is often referred to as the Compatibility Label. It must be firmly attached to the pack and may be an adhesive label or a tie-on tag. Figure 6.3 shows an example of such a label that has been designed to provide documentary evidence of traceability.

Figure 6.3

Example of a compatibility label. It must be firmly attached to the pack and may be an adhesive label or a tie-on tag. This example can be used to provide documentary evidence of traceability.