Annual SHOT Report
The Annual SHOT Report 2024 contains bookmarks for each chapter, and links to individual chapters on the Contents page. Where chapters are referenced within another chapter, there are hyperlinks to access these directly. These enable you to easily navigate to the chapter you require.
The electronic pdf below includes the web only MHRA chapter. This does not appear in the printed version.
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Please cite this document as:
Narayan, S. et al., 2025. The 2024 Annual SHOT Report, Manchester: Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Steering Group.
Annual SHOT Report foldable summaries
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NHS leafletsKey insights from the Annual SHOT Report
New for the 2024 Annual SHOT Report, each main chapter has a summary page containing headline data, key findings, gaps identified and proposed next steps. These summaries have been collated into a single document.
Key Insights from the 2024 Annual SHOT Report Chapters
Annual SHOT Report individual chapters
The Annual SHOT Report is available as individual chapters by clicking below:
2. Participation in United Kingdom (UK) Haemovigilance
3. Headline Data: Deaths, Major Morbidity and ABO-Incompatible Transfusions
4. Key Messages and Recommendations
5. Acknowledging Continuing Excellence in Transfusion (ACE)
ERROR REPORTS
7. Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) in SHOT Error Incidents
8. Adverse Events Related to Anti-D Immunoglobulin (Ig)
9. Incorrect Blood Component Transfused (IBCT)
10. Handling and Storage Errors (HSE)
14. Incidents Related to Prothrombin Complex Concentrates (PCC)
ERROR REPORTS WITH NO HARM
15a. Near Miss – Wrong Blood in Tube (WBIT)
16. Right Blood Right Patient (RBRP)
ERROR REPORTS COMPOSITE CHAPTERS
18. Errors Related to Information Technology (IT)
REACTIONS IN PATIENTS
19. Febrile, Allergic and Hypotensive Reactions (FAHR)
20a. Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)
20b. Pulmonary Complications of Transfusion: Non-TACO
21. Haemolytic Transfusion Reactions (HTR)
22. Uncommon Complications of Transfusion (UCT)
23. Transfusion-Transmitted Infections (TTI)
SPECIAL CLINICAL GROUPS
27. Transfusion Errors in Transplant Cases
28. Immune Anti-D in Pregnancy
Resources from the 2024 Annual SHOT Report
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Use of SHOT resourcesCases from the 2024 Annual SHOT Report
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Supplementary information
Additional analysis and case studies that could not be included in the main 2024 Annual SHOT Report is included below by chapter.
Chapter 2 – Participation in UK Haemovigilance Supplementary Data 2024
Chapter 5 – Acknowledging Continuing Excellence (ACE) in Transfusion Supplementary Data – coming soon
Chapter 7 – Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) in SHOT Error Incidents Supplementary Data 2024
Chapter 8 – Adverse Events Related to Anti-D Immunoglobulin (Ig) Supplementary Data 2024
Chapter 9 – Incorrect Blood Component Transfused (IBCT) Supplementary Data – coming soon
Chapter 15a – Near Miss – Wrong Blood in Tube (WBIT) Supplementary Data 2024
Chapter 17 – Laboratory Errors Supplementary Data 2024
Chapter 18 – Errors Related to Information Technology (IT) – coming soon
Chapter 20b – Pulmonary Complications of Transfusion: Non-TACO Supplementary Data 2024
Chapter 21 – Haemolytic Transfusion Reactions (HTR) Supplementary Data 2024 – coming soon
Chapter 22 – Uncommon Complications of Transfusion (UCT) Supplementary Data 2024 – coming soon
Chapter 25 – Paediatric Cases Supplementary Data 2024 – coming soon
Chapter 28 – Immune Anti-D in Pregnancy Supplementary Data 2024