Name
The Walking Blood Bank: A Recent Real-World Experience
Content Presented on Behalf of
Army
Services/Agencies represented
US Air Force
Session Type
Breakout
Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Start Time
10:15 AM
End Time
11:15 AM
Room#/Location
Baltimore 3-4
Focus Areas/Topics
Clinical Care
Learning Outcomes
Following this session, the attendee will be able to: 1. Summarize current blood banking in theater, 2. Describe lessons learned from a real world WBB operation 3. Summarize operational gaps present in the enterprise
CE/CME Session
CE/CME Session
Session Currently Live
Description

This session will describe a recent WBB performed by members of the panel in a current theater of operations. The discussion will describe the current state of blood banking at Role 2 medical units, elucidate walking blood bank (WBB) operational gaps as they currently exist, and hypothesize on the future conduct of WBB operations through the lens of our WBB execution.

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