e. Blood transportation:
(1) Collins box:
(a) 30 units of packed RBCs + 14 lbs wet cubed ice (total weight 45 lbs).
(b) 24 units FFP + 20 lbs coarse broken dry ice (total weight 49 lbs).
(2) Portable blood bank refrigerator (thermostabilizer):
(a) Maintains blood at 1-6 C.
(b) Uses external power source (battery/generator).
(c) Storage capacity - 50 units.
(3) Air:
(a) Helicopter: sling or internal load.
1 UH-1: 1200 units of blood.
2 UH-60: 4800 units of blood.
(b) Cargo transport (pallet).
(c) Parachute drops:
1 LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction) - 4800 units of blood.
2 CDS (Containerized Delivery System) - 1440 units of blood.
3 NEACDS (Naval Emergency Air Cargo Delivery System) - 1440
units of blood.
(d) Ground- corps or HSS assets.
3-7. DIVISION BLOOD PROGRAM
a. Differences. Blood management in the division differs from theater blood
management.
(1) AJBPO and TMMMC normally do not directly manage blood at the division
level and below.
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