Protocol 000001 – blood component dispatch information - Standards for electronic data interchange within the UK Blood Transfusion Services - Chapter 25

Two data line structures are defined within this protocol:

  1. A single line containing administrative information (see Table 25.4).
  2. A multiple occurrence line with an entry for each item on the dispatch (see Table 25.5).

To distinguish between the two line types, a line type indicator is included as the first field in each line following the line number.

Table 25.6 lists the values used to indicate red cell characteristics.

Table 25.7 list the values used to indicate platelet-specific phenotype.

Please see explanatory notes below each table.

25.6.1: Administration line

Table 25.4: Message protocol 000001 – administration line
Field Length Description Format Mandatory?
1 5 Line number NNNNN Yes
2 1 Line type N Yes
3 12 Order number C(12) Yes
4 12 Dispatch number C(12) Yes
5 8 Date YYYYMMDD Yes
6 4 Time HHMM No
7 2 Checksum NN Yes
8 1 Terminator Carriage return Yes

Notes on Table 25.4

Line type (field 2)

The administration line type is ‘1’

25.6.2: Dispatch line

Table 25.5: Message protocol 000001 – dispatch line
Field Length Description Format Mandatory?
1 5 Line number NNNNN Yes
2 1 Line type N Yes
3 15 Unit identifier C(15) Yes
4 9 Product code C(9) Yes
5 2 Group ABO C(2) Yes
6 1 Group RhD C(1) Yes
7 8 Date bled YYYYMMDD No
8 8 Date of expiry YYYYMMDD Yes
9 4 Time of expiry HHMM No
10 30 Red cell characteristics C(30) No
11 1 HLA flag C(1) No
12 1 CMV C(1) No
13 1 Irradiated C(1) No
14 10 Platelet-specific phenotype C(10) No
15 1 IgA C(1) No
16 1 High-titre haemolysin C(1) No
17 1 Neonatal C(1) No
18 1 Filtered C(1) No
19 3 Volume NNN No
20 10 Pack lot number C(10) No
21 1 Methylene blue C(1) No
22 1 Clinical use C(1) Yes
23 1 Issue type C(1) Yes
24 10 Cost code/price C(10) No
25 2 Added value cost C(2) No
26 30 Comment Free text No
27 2 Checksum NN Yes
28 1 Terminator Carriage return Yes

Notes on Table 25.5

Line type (field 2)

The dispatch line type is ‘2’

Unit identifier (field 3)

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

Product code (field 4)

This is the component code, and is either:

  • a full 9-character Codabar code, including start and stop characters
  • an 8-character ISBT 128 product code excluding the data identifier characters
Group ABO (field 5)

‘A’ = group A

‘B’ = group B

‘O’ = group O

‘AB’ = group AB

Group RhD (field 6)

‘+’ = RhD positive

‘–’ = RhD negative

Red cell characteristics (field 10)

Each character's position indicates antigen content (see Table 25.6).

‘+’ = confirmed positive

‘–’ = confirmed negative

‘P’ = unconfirmed positive

‘N’ = unconfirmed negative

HLA flag (field 11)

‘Y’ = information included in comment field or on separate documentation

[Space] = no information

CMV (field 12)

‘+’ = CMV positive

‘–’ = CMV negative

[Space] = unknown

Irradiated (field 13)

‘Y’ = irradiated

‘N’ or [space] = non-irradiated

‘P’ = information is included in the product code

Platelet-specific phenotype (field 14)

Each character's position indicates antigen content (see Table 25.7).

‘+’ = positive

‘–’ = negative

IgA (field 15)

‘Y’ = information included in comment field or on separate documentation

[Space] = no information

High-titre haemolysin (field 16)

‘Y’ = present

‘N’ = not present

[Space] = untested

Neonatal (field 17)

‘Y’ = suitable for neonates

‘N’ = unsuitable for neonates

‘P’ = suitability is included in the product code

[Space] = untested

Filtered (field 18)

This field is no longer used

Volume (field 19)

The volume is indicated in millilitres (mL)

Methylene blue (field 21)

This field is no longer used

Clinical use (field 22)

‘Y’ = suitable for clinical use

‘N’ = unsuitable for clinical use

Issue type (field 23)

‘R’ = routine issue

‘S’ = selected, unmatched

‘X’ = crossmatched

‘G’ = autologous

25.6.3: Red cell characteristics

Table 25.6: Message protocol 000001 – red cell characteristics (field 10)
Character position in field Characteristic
1

C

2

c

3

E

4

e

5

Cw

6

M

7

N

8

S

9

s

10

K

11

k

12

Lea

13

Leb

14

Fya

15

Fyb

16

Jka

17

Jkb

18

P1

19

A1

20

Lua

21

Lub

22

Kpa

23

Kpb

24

HbS

25

HEV

26

Unassigned

27

Unassigned

28

Unassigned

29

Unassigned

30

Unassigned

25.6.4: Platelet-specific phenotype

Table 25.7: Message protocol 000001 – platelet-specific phenotype (field 14)
Character position in field Antigen
1 HPA-1a
2 HPA-1b
3 HPA-3a
4 HPA-3b
5 HPA-5a
6 HPA-5b
7 Unassigned
8 Unassigned
9 Unassigned
10 Unassigned