Terminology

This page outlines terminology used across the professional education website, including in the Visual Inspection Tool, and within the context of Canadian Blood Services.

Table 1. Terminology used for different blood component types in Canadian Blood Services' Circular of Information (COI) and in the Visual Inspection Tool (VIT).

COI terminology	VIT terminology
Red blood cells
Red Blood Cells LR SAGM added	RBC Red blood cells RBCs prepared from whole blood
Pathogen-reduced platelets
Pooled Platelets Psoralen Treated	PPPT Pooled Platelet Psoralen-Treated
Apheresis Platelets Psoralen Treated	APPT Apheresis Platelet Psoralen-Treated
Non-pathogen reduced platelets
Pooled Platelets LR CPD	Untreated platelets manufactured from whole blood Pooled platelets, not pathogen-reduced (untreated)
Apheresis Platelets	AP Untreated apheresis platelet in plasma
Apheresis Platelets PAS Added	Apheresis platelet unit in platelet additive solution (PAS) Untreated apheresis platelet in PAS Untreated apheresis platelets in PAS-E
Plasma
Apheresis Frozen Plasma (ACD-A)	Plasma manufactured using apheresis method Apheresis plasma
Frozen Plasma CPD	FP Frozen plasma Plasma manufactured from whole blood
Cryosupernatant Plasma CPD	CSP Cryosupernatant plasma
Cryoprecipitate CPD	Cryoprecipitate