Table 2.

Procedure and time (average and range, when appropriate) for each irradiated box (5 bags) carried out by personnel of the Transfusion Department

Procedure	External procedure time (minutes)	Internal procedure time (minutes)
Call for arrangements	15	0
Select unit components	5	5
Preparation phase (+ fax)	6 (range: 5-7)	6 (range: 5-7)
Contracted driver, delivery and collection of irradiated units	15	0
Preparation of blood components	10	10
Time total (from leaving to returning to the transfusion department)	75 (range: 60-90)	30 (range: 20-40)
Load procedure of blood components by the transfusion department	20	10
Total	146 (range: 130-162)	61 (range: 50-72)