TABLE 3-1. BLOOD PRODUCTS (CLASS VIII B) AVAILABLE IN THEATER
PRODUCT
UNIT OF
SHELF LIFE
ECHELON
DISTRIBUTION
ISSUE
FOR STORAGE
AVAILABILITY
O
A
B
AB
RBCs
APPROX 42 DAYS (Adsol)
IIE
100%
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250 mL 35 DAYS (CPDA-1)
IIIE & IVE
50%
40%
10%
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FROZEN / DEGLYC-
APPROX
21 YEARS
IIIE & IVE
100%
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EROLIZED RBCs
250 mL
FFP
APPROX
1 YEAR
IIIE & IVE
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50%
25%
25%
250 mL
PLATELET
APPROX
5 DAYS
IIIE & IVE
50%
50%
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CONCENTRATE
60 mL
LEGEND:
APPROX = APPROXIMATELY
E = ECHELON
mL = MILLILITERS
TABLE 3-2. BLOOD TRANSFUSION PRACTICES BY ECHELON
ECHELON
BLOOD
ABO & Rh TRANSFUSION
STORAGE
BLOOD
PRODUCT
GROUP
SERVICE
CAPACITY
RESUPPLY
IE
NONE
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IIE DIVISION
IIE
RBCs
O
NONE
50 UNITS PER
MEDICAL SUPPLY
Rh
MED FIELD
REFRIGERATION OFFICE (DMSO)
IIIE
RBCs
O, A, B
ABO & Rh*
480 UNITS LQ
IIIE
Rh
MAJOR SIDE
BSU
CROSSMATCH
(IS)
FROZEN
A, B, AB
NONE
20 UNITS
IIIE
PLASMA (FP)
Rh
BSU
PLATELET
O, A
NONE
5 UNITS
IIIE
CONCENTRATE
Rh
BSU
(AS NEEDED)
IVE
SAME AS
SAME AS
SAME AS
SAME AS
IVE
IIIE
IIIE
IIIE
IIIE
BSU
* Capability to collect and perform the ABO and Rh group on 180 units of whole blood for extreme
emergencies.
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