Revised 08/2022

MDL 277 - Clinical Blood Banking Techniques (4 CR.)

Course Description

Provides training in techniques, procedures, and interpretations in Blood Banking in a clinical laboratory or simulated laboratory setting. Clinical 12 hours a week.

General Course Purpose

This course will give the student an opportunity to perform and interpret routine blood banking procedures.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

• Students must be enrolled in the second year of the Medical Laboratory Technology AAS degree program or receive program director approval.
• Prerequisites: MDL 215 and MDL 216 with a grade of “C” or better.

Course Objectives

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Perform typing and compatibility of blood within a reasonable length of time
• Demonstrate safe operation of blood bank instruments including routine start-up, reagent preparation, and preventive maintenance.
• Keep accurate records of all procedures performed in the blood bank
• Identify normal antibodies using the procedures available
• Demonstrate ability to solve problems resulting from blood incompatibilities
• Participate in quality assurance
• Demonstrate confidence in their ability to perform routine blood banking procedures.
• Select and release correct blood products based on type and condition.

Major Topics to Be Included

• Blood Bank Organizational Policies
• Instrumentation
• Blood procurement procedures
• Quality control
• Routine Blood Bank procedures
• Special Blood Bank procedures
• Component preparation and processing
• Problem solving methods