MCWP 4-11.1 (2012) Appendix B

Question 1

The Joint Blood Prog. requires deploying medical forces that use blood and blood products in order to meet their mission to write standing operating procedures which allow them to contact and integrate into the Armed Services Blood Distribution System.

Answer 1

Examples are deploying forces would include flight surgeons, air ground forces, EMF, and Marine Corps Med BNs.

Question 2

Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Labs (ASWBPL) are a US Air Force managed, Tri Service staffed, central repository for liquid and frozen blood required in peace/war time.

Answer 2

Theater MTFs may not go directly to the ASWBPL for blood.

Question 3

ASWBPL is responsible for - retyping blood for A, B, and O blood types and Rhesus factor only.

Answer 3

Maintaining a peacetime inventory of 250 units of liquid blood for use as a rapid response requirement.