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Education and Training
Explore our training courses and workshops on blood preparedness.
General information
Nokblod provides education, training courses, and workshops on blood preparedness and related topics for both civilian and military audiences. We offer consultancy and training in practical procedures and operational routines for blood services and healthcare organizations. Topics may include blood preparedness planning, implementation of whole blood programmes, and Walking Blood Bank systems.
In collaboration with the University of Bergen, Nokblod has developed a series of instructional videos, which are available below.
Nokblod offers a range of courses and workshops tailored to the needs of different audiences. Course content can be adapted to meet local requirements and objectives. Please specify your needs when contacting us.
The following is an overview of the educational programmes and workshops offered by Nokblod:
Course duration
2 days (16 hours)
Content
Covers the implementation of a whole blood program for treatment of patients with severe bleeding in times of peace and war. Including basic theory and practical training in emergency collection and emergency transfusion of whole blood from walking blood banks. The course has two parts, one theoretical part and one practical part, and has a duration of 2 days. The course gives the participants an introduction to the following:
Lessons learned from the history of and the rationale for the use of whole blood in treatment of severely bleeding patients
Use of blood transfusion for patients with severe bleeding
Monitoring bleeding patients
Components in blood, their function during bleeding and the use of whole blood
Pathophysiology of hemorrhagic shock
Remote Damage Control Resuscitation (RDCR) principles
Efficacy and safety of whole blood transfusion with examples from in-hospital and prehospital use of whole blood
The use of Walking Blood Banks in a civilian and military setting
Practical aspects of implementation of an in-hospital and prehospital Whole Blood Program for routine use
Prehospital storage and transport of blood
Emergency collection of whole blood as a preparedness measure
How to set up a walking blood bank
Establish and maintain an emergency donor pool
Training of personnel
Documentation, hemovigalence and regulatory aspects
Demonstration and practical procedures:
Rapid testing of blood type (ABO and RhD testing)
Emergency collection of whole blood
Autologous reinfusion of whole blood for training purposes
Details regarding collection and production of whole blood for Blood Services is covered in a separate course, see: How to implement a Whole Blood Program in the Blood Service.
Learning objectives
To be able to implement a Whole Blood Program for the treatment of severely bleeding patients in times of peace and war.
To be able to perform emergency whole blood collection using emergency blood donor pools from a Walking Blood Bank
Target group
Civilian and military health personnel, Blood Services, prehospital and in-hospital health services.
Course duration
2 days (16 hours)
Content
Covers the implementation of a whole blood program, with focus on the blood services. The workshop has two parts, one theoretical part and one practical part, and has a duration of 2 days. The workshop includes:
Rationale for the use of whole blood for transfusion
Implementation
Regulatory aspects
Establishing a donor pool (donor selection, titer, etc.)
Collection and production of whole blood (incl. leukocyte reduction)
Equipment
Storage and inventory management
Transport
Validation and quality control
Training and revision of program
Whole Blood in emergency preparedness
Establishment of an emergency donor pool
Emergency collection of whole blood
Risks and benefits
Practical training session
Collection and production of whole blood for transfusion
Learning objectives
To be able to implement a Whole Blood Program in the Blood Service
