Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Exam Description
The examination in blood banking/transfusion medicine is a one-day, computer-based examination consisting of combined Written and Practical questions in each section of the examination. The examination is administered as follows:
| Bloodbanking/Transfusion Medicine | Total Number of Questions | Total Time |
| Combined Written/Practical Sections | 280 | 6 Hrs. 22 Mins |
All questions are multiple-choice and in the one-best-answer format. The questions are designed to measure the candidate’s body of knowledge and problem-solving ability. The practical examination includes graphs, charts, formulas, diagrams, tables, or other images.
Subject areas covered include, but are not limited to:
- Blood, Plasma, Components donor criteria; collection and storage; processing, labeling, and storage; indications for use; and consultation
- Immunohematology, Genetics, Transplantation and Cellula Therapies; blood groups, antigen/antibody detection and identification, immune hemolytic anemias, hemolytic disease of the newborn, tissue and organ transplantation and consultation, compatibility testing, tissue banking
- Transfusion Practices and Sequelae blood component therapy; specific clinical aspects, indications, and consultation; transfusion techniques; sequelae; and consultation
- Hemapheresis, Donor Apheresis, Therapeutic Apheresis clinical indications and consultation, procedures and techniques, complications and consultations
- History, Administration, Management, and Regulation AABB standards, FDA regulations, quality control and assurance, general management principles
