Sample Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Blood Banks

The guidelines included in this section were developed through a USAID-supported AIHA partnership linking San Francisco-based Global Healing with the Jo Ann Medical Center in Tbilisi, Georgia. These SOPs offer step-by-step practical advice related to the safety of blood and blood products.

Related Resources:

• Blood Administration
  in English (PDF, 22K)
  in Russian (PDF, 133K)


• Calibrating Pipettes (Spectrophotometric Method)
  in English (PDF, 13K)
  in Russian (PDF, 132K)


• Donor Medical Review
  in English (PDF, 13K)
  in Russian (PDF, 119K)


• Donor Reference Manual
  in English (PDF, 166K)
  in Russian (PDF, 343K)


• Determining Hemoglobin Levels
  in English (PDF, 9K)
  in Russian (PDF, 99K)


• Labeling by Nursing Staff
  in English (PDF, 9K)
  in Russian (PDF, 101K)


• Post-Phlebotomy Care
  in English (PDF, 11K)
  in Russian (PDF, 104K)


• Pre-Transfusion Testing
  in English (PDF, 39K)
  in Russian (PDF, 237K)


• Taking Vital Signs
  in English (PDF, 13K)
  in Russian (PDF, 134K)


• Whole Blood Collection
  in English (PDF, 17K)
  in Russian (PDF, 122K)