Standards for Emergency Prehospital and Scheduled Out-of-Hospital Transfusions, 1st edition – Portal

Product Code: 253248SP

The 1st edition of Standards for Emergency Prehospital and Scheduled Out-of-Hospital Transfusions (EPSOHT Standards) incorporates new prehospital concepts while updating the standards that previously appeared as the 1st edition of Standards for Out-of-Hospital Transfusion Administration Services, released by AABB in 2018.

The EPSOHT Standards will maintain and enhance the quality and safety of services provided by prehospital transfusion services (EMS services) and out-of-hospital transfusion services (infusion centers, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, hospice or home care settings).

This 1st edition becomes effective July 1, 2025 and will have a 2-year effective period. Significant changes in this edition include:

Chapter 5, Process Control, has been split into two sections, one for prehospital activities, and one for out-of-hospital activities. All standards in Chapters 1-4 and 6-10 and 5.0 – 5.1.9.3 5 apply to both settings.
New Standard 5.4.4 ensures that out-of-hospital programs have two determinations of the recipient’s ABO group.
New Standard 5.8.2.1 requires that programs performing out-of-hospital activities ensure that patients maintain their patient identification attached through the transfusion.
New Standard 5.12 (et seq) focuses on the administration of blood in the prehospital setting.
New Standard 5.13 (et seq) focuses on requirements for the use of uncrossmatched blood in the prehospital setting.

Product Features
The 1st edition of EPSOHT Standards, effective July 1, 2025, details the latest standards of practice for prehospital and out-of-hospital transfusion services. The Standards Portal allows users to customize their profile based on the activities for which they are accredited and can be rearranged at any time. Standards that do not apply to a user’s profile will appear grayed out to ensure that purchasers are aware of the standards that apply to their facility and those that do not.

The Standards Portal is also fully searchable by key word, chapter, or standard number, allowing users to navigate quickly to the most relevant standards to them at that time. Guidance is provided on how to implement a standard, why it was created, or why a change was made from this edition to the last. Any relevant documentation that would assist users in implementing the standard in question is provided.

Benefits to Users
All links to outside websites and cross references to other standards in the portal are live and appear in popup windows to allow users to be able to see both the standard in question and the linked post. The full edition of the EPSOHT Standards (not including any guidance) is printable at any time to ensure that users can take it on the go.

Any interim or emergent standards will appear seamlessly in the portal once effective and highlighted.

By purchasing the Standards for Emergency Prehospital and Scheduled Out-of-Hospital Transfusions, 1st edition (“Standards”) through the AABB Standards Portal (“Portal”), users acknowledge and agree that they will access the Standards solely for their own personal and/or professional use and not distribute, copy, or provide access to the Standards for use by any third parties. Furthermore, users will securely maintain their login and password for the Portal. In the event that AABB or its authorized agents discover that users have not complied with these Terms and Conditions of Use, they understand that they will lose all rights to access the Standards and will not be entitled to any refund.

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DIGITAL EDITION: AABB, 2025, digital edition
Product Code: 253248SP
Member Price: $130
Nonmember Price: $158