Civilian walking blood bank emergency preparedness plan.
John B HolcombPhilip C SpinellaTorunn Oveland ApelsethFrank K ButlerJeremy W CannonAndrew P CapJason B CorleyHeidi DoughtyMichael FitzpatrickSara F GoldkindJennifer M GurneyMary J HomerSarah J IlstrupJan O JansenDonald H JenkinsMarisa B MarquesEugene E MoorePaul M NessKevin C O'ConnorMartin A SchreiberEilat ShinarSteve SloanGeir StrandenesJames R StubbsAudra L TaylorKevin R WardElizabeth WaltmanMark H YazerPublished in: Transfusion (2021)
Similar plans have been utilized in remote locations, both on the battlefield and in civilian practice. The proposed recommendations are designed to provide high-level guidance for experienced blood bankers, transfusion experts, clinicians, and health authorities. Like with all emergency preparedness, it is always better to have a well-thought-out and trained plan in place, rather than trying to develop a hasty plan in the midst of a disaster. We need to prevent the potential for empty shelves and bleeding patients dying for lack of blood.
Keyphrases
- public health
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- cardiac surgery
- atrial fibrillation
- health information
- human health
- quality improvement
- patient reported
- climate change
- lower limb
- social media
- sickle cell disease