TRANSFUSION MEDICINE - The French model -- Preface -- Contents -- List of the authors -- Part I - Organisation of blood transfusion services -- 1. Organisation of blood transfusion services in France -- 2. Other organisational models for bloodt ransfusion services -- 3. The Council of Europe: Pioneering Blood Safety since the 1950's -- Part II - French transfusion medicine -- 4. Communication -- 5. Blood collection -- 6. Preparation -- 7. Donation testing -- 8. Patient testing -- 9. Distribution, delivery and transfusion support -- 10. Transfusion -- Part III - Transfusion safety in France -- 11. Assessment -- 12. Monitoring -- 13. Improvement -- Part IV - Research within the EFS and the future of transfusion medicine -- 14. Research within the EFS and the future of transfusion medicine -- 15. The cell and tissue therapy within the EFS -- Part V - The EFS's European and international activities -- 16. The EFS, a European stakeholder in blood transfusion -- 17. The EFS's international activities -- Conclusion -- Regulatory references -- Annexes -- The EFS staff -- Table showing selling price before tax for labile blood products in France -- Glossary.