1

5

Line number

NNNNN

Y

2

1

Line type

N

Y

=‘1’

3

15

Unit number

C(15)

Y

ISBT 128 donation identification number (data characters with check character, e.g. ‘G151797123456L’)

4

9

Product code

C(9)

Y

Component code (either a full 9- character Codabar code (including start and stop characters), or an 8- character ISBT 128 product code excluding the data identifier characters)

5

2

Group ABO

C(2)

Y

‘A’, ‘B’, ‘O’ or ‘AB’

6

1

Group RhD

C(1)

Y

‘+’ or ‘–’

7

1

Status

C(1)

Y

F = free
A = allocated
T = transfused
W = wasted
C = Confirmed transfusion

Note: Confirmed transfusion refers to transfusions that have been positively confirmed by electronic means

8

5

Wasted classification code

C(5)

N

Only used if ‘Status’ (Field 7) is marked as wasted (W).
The wasted classification codes are maintained by the Blood Stocks Management Scheme (see Table 25.14)

9

8

Date used/wasted

YYYYMMDD

N

Only if marked as wasted (W) or transfused (T or C). Presumptive YYYYMMDD should be included if exact date not known

10

4

Time used/wasted

HHMM

N

Only if marked as wasted (W) or transfused (T or C). Optional

11

3

Patient age

NNN

N

Only if marked as transfused (T or C). Optional. Age in number of full years

12

1

Patient gender

C(1)

N

Only if marked as transfused (T or C). Optional. M = male, F = female

13

10

Blank field

C(10)

N

Area reserved for future use

14

2

Checksum

NN

Y

15

1

Terminator

Carriage return

Y

RED CELL

TIMEX

Time expiry

The expiry date on the unit has passed

01 Apr 2001

N/A

RED CELL

OTCOL

Out of temperature control outside laboratory

Unit has been left out of temperature range for longer than 30 minutes on the wards, in theatres or in any other non-laboratory location

01 Apr 2001

N/A

RED CELL

OTCIL

Out of temperature control inside laboratory

Unit has been left out of temperature range for longer than 30 minutes in the laboratory

01 Apr 2001

31 Mar 2003

RED CELL

FFAIL

Fridge failure

The unit has been discarded as a direct result of a fridge failure

01 Apr 2003

N/A

RED CELL

MISCN

Miscellaneous

Any other reason the unit is wasted that is not covered by other codes

01 Apr 2001

N/A

PLATELET

MORNU

Medically ordered not used

Platelets ordered for medical procedure but not used

01 Apr 2003

N/A

PLATELET

SORNU

Surgically ordered not used

Platelets ordered for surgical procedure but not used

01 Apr 2003

N/A

PLATELET

STMEX

Stock time expired

If a stock of platelets is held, the expiry date on the unit has passed

01 Apr 2003

N/A

PLATELET

WOSOL

Wasted outside of laboratory

Unit has been left out of temperature range for longer than 30 minutes outside the laboratory

01 Apr 2003

N/A

PLATELET

WIMPT

Wasted import

Unit imported with patient but not used

01 Apr 2003

N/A

PLATELET

MISCN

Miscellaneous

Any other reason the unit is wasted that is not covered by other codes

01 Apr 2003

N/A