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A: We can store blood for 42 days if we do not freeze it. Frozen blood can be stored ten years, but freezing blood is a poor way of storing it. Generally speaking, we store blood in the refrigerator, where we can store it for up to 42 days.
Allways refer to your hospital policy. Blood should be in transfusion within 15 minutes of leaving the fridge. If the blood is not being. transfused within 30 minutes of leaving the fridge the blood transfusion department must be. informed and the blood may need to be returned. Therefore it is important to ensure that you are prepared to check and administer the blood as.