Transfusion Medicine Services for Health Professionals

About this Site

This website gives health professionals access to information about blood and blood products, from donation to transfusion and beyond.

The site includes the Transfusion Medicine Manual, which contains more detailed information about blood products and clinical practice. Access the Transfusion Medicine Manual using the blue tab at the top of this site, or the navigation button at top left.

The Transfusion Medicine Services team at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) provides transfusion medicine consultancy services covering patient care, transfusion adverse events, existing and new product information, appropriate product utilisation, hospital inventory management and advice on clinical supply planning.

All information on this site is provided subject to the disclaimer, and all users are requested to read this prior to the downloading and/or use of any information on this site 

If you would like to find out more about donating blood, or about the ARCBS as an organisation, please go to www.donateblood.com.au

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Site changes - no need to log in

It is no longer necessary  to log in to use this site, following feedback from users since the new website went live in late June.

This has resulted in smoother navigation around the site, and across to the Transfusion Manual site, accessible via the blue tab at the top of this page.

Registration and log in is still required for the Question and Answer area. We also encourage people to sign in and register for our newsletters; Med e-News and Medilink.

We look forward to receiving your continuing feedback about the site.

Approval of Biostate® for treatment of von Willebrand disease

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved CSL Bioplasma product Biostate for use in bleeding episodes in patients with von Willebrand disease, effective 28 August 2008.

Lecodepletion of Red Cells and Platelets

By November this year, all red cells and platelets from ARCBS will be leucodepleted.

To find out more about how this will affect patient care and bedside practice, go to our FAQs