Blood Bank Terminology
North (South) AEOC: Northern (or Southern) Area Emergency Operations Center [for the CBBS]. Located in the blood centers in Sacramento and Bakersfield.
EMSA: Emergency Medical Services Agency
Vital supplies for blood banks: 3-days worth of blood drawing supplies, ABO and Rh processing kits, and infectious disease testing kits.
Apheresis [ay-feh-ree-sis]: a blood component
Plateletpheresis [plate-leht-feh-ree-sis]: another term for the above
HEAR: Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio
RDMHC: Regional Disaster Medical and Health Coordinator
This list will be expanded, 1/23/98.