The Perioperative Blood Management Technologist Examination consists of approximately 115 questions in multiple choice format. Questions concerning Environmental Factors, Equipment, Patient Care Procedures, and Critical Incident Information will be included in the exam.
| Difficulty |
Equipment/Disposables |
Patient Care/
Procedures |
Critical
Incedents |
%
Items* |
| Team Communication |
Equipment Applications |
Indications / contraindications |
Response to incidents |
20 |
| Surgical vocabulary |
Instructions for use |
Standards / guidelines |
Diagnose / troubleshoot |
40 |
| Sterile environment |
Technical knowledge |
Physiology / pharmacology |
Medical knowledge |
40 |
| 30 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
100 |
*Approximate distribution of exam items
The successful examinee will exceed the cut-off criteria set by the IBBM based on item analysis and past candidate performance on specific exam items composing the candidate’s specific test form.
Study References
PBMT Study Materials
PBMS Study Materials
Exam Review Course
4 Part AmSECT University Course
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Non- member (25.00)
PBMT Study Materials
- AABB. Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood Collection and Administration. 9th Edition. Bethesda, MD. 2006. ISBN #978-7-56395-242-5
- A. Safuh (Ed.). Hemostasis In Cardiac Surgery. Armonk, NY: Futura Publishing. 1999. ISBN 0-87993-410-7
- B.D. Spiess, R.K. Spence, & A. Shander (Eds.). Perioperative Transfusion Medicine. 2nd Edition. Chicago: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2007. ISBN 0-683-07892-5
- Center for Disease Control. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. 2002
- Dailey, J.F. Dailey’s Notes on Blood. 4th Edition. Somerville, MA: Medical Consulting Group. 2002. ISBN: 0-9631819-6-3
- K.H. Krieger & O.W. Isom (Eds.). Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery. New York: Springer. 1997. ISBN 0-387-94908-9
- M. Ramez (Ed.). Blood Conservation in the Surgical Patient. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.1995. ISBN 0-683-07531-4
- Waters, J., & Gottshall, J (Eds.). Perioperative Blood Management: A Physician’s Handbook. 3rd Edition. Bethesda, MD: AABB. ISBN: 9781563958427