Web Directory

» Handbook of Transfusion Medicine
   Aims to help staff involved in providing and using blood products make sure that the right product is given to the right patient at the right time.
   http://transfusionguidelines.org.uk/docs/pdfs/htm_edition-4_all-pages.pdf

» ISBT 128
   Standard for the identification, labeling and information processing of human blood, tissue and organ products. Provides technical documentation, licensing, and registration information.
   http://www.iccbba.com

» International Society for Blood Transfusion
   Global professional society for those involved in transfusion and transplantation science and medicine.
   http://www.isbtweb.org/

» Model Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Transfusion Service
   Produced by the WHO, New Delhi, India.
   http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Publications_sops.pdf

» NHS Choices: Blood Transfusion
   Provides information about blood transfusion including why and how it is done and the risks involved.
   http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Blood-transfusion/

» NHS Choices: Plasma Products
   Provides information about plasma and what the products are used for.
   http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Plasma-products/

» WHO: Global Blood Safety and Availability
   Facts and figures from a 2007 Blood Safety Survey.
   http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs279/

» WebMD: Blood Type Test
   Provides information on the range of tests that are performed on blood, including the abo and rh tests and why they are done.
   http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/blood-type-test