Blood Component Handling for Transfusion Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply standard precautions and infection control measures when handling blood components.
• Identify and verify blood components according to patient identification protocols.
• Implement correct storage and transport procedures to maintain component integrity.
• Demonstrate the safe administration of blood components and monitor for adverse reactions.
• Analyze documentation and traceability requirements for transfusion processes.
• Evaluate emergency procedures for transfusion reactions and component wastage.

Target Audience

This course is designed for nurses, medical technologists, phlebotomists, and other healthcare workers involved in the transfusion chain in hospitals, clinics, or blood banks.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, participants must be employed in a healthcare setting where transfusion occurs.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are essential for developing competence in blood component handling, including inspection, storage, administration, and error management. These sessions simulate real clinical scenarios to ensure learners can apply theory safely.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Receipt and Inspection — Learners practice visual inspection and documentation of blood components, including acceptance and rejection criteria. (8h)
• Practical 2: Storage and Transport Simulation — Learners simulate storage conditions, temperature monitoring, and transport using cool boxes and temperature logs. (8h)
• Practical 3: Pre-Transfusion Checks and Administration — Learners perform patient identification, component verification, and simulated transfusion administration using mannequins. (8h)
• Practical 4: Adverse Event Management and Documentation — Learners role-play recognition and response to transfusion reactions, including documentation and reporting. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.