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This document provides recommendations for the introduction of Whole Blood, Leukocytes Reduced for non-military use in Canada, to ensure equitable access and use to a finite resource.

Transfusion adverse events or risks can be characterized as: common but not life threatening, serious
and life threatening requiring some prevention/treatment measures, and rare with life altering effects.
A synopsis is provided in the table below (for inclusive transfusion risk details, refer to
Bloody Easy Blood Administration version 3 , pages 118-9).

Each year (beginning in 2018) ORBCoN hosts a nursing event entitled: Transfusion Medicine Boot Camp for Nurses. This link provides access to the slides from these events, provided the presenters have given their permission.

Each month ORBCoN hosts a event entitled: University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds. This link provides access to the slides and recordings from these events, provided the presenters have given their permission.

Each year (since 2023) in March, June, and September ORBCoN hosts Transfusionists Talk, Transfusion Made Bloody Easy. This link provides access to the slides and recordings.