ABSTRACT
AABB Disaster Operations Handbook: Hospital Supplement Coordinating the Nation’s Blood Supply During Disasters and Biological Events — Developed in 2003 by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Inter-Organizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism, this handbook can assist blood centers, hospital blood banks, and transfusion services in preparing for and responding to future domestic disasters and acts of terrorism affecting the blood supply. It addresses the hospital’s role in ensuring that blood for transfusion will be available. It does not address internal hospital transfusion policies that will be needed in the event of a disaster except to establish that all blood provided will be type O.
