Organization of the outdoor blood donation drives amid novel coronavirus pandemic and national lockdown: An experience from a tertiary care oncology institution in India

The conduct of blood donation drives became difficult amid novel coronavirus disease pandemic and national lockdown. Despite no restriction for the outdoor blood donation drives, voluntary blood donor organizations (VBDOs) and individual donors became apprehensive regarding the possible risk of spread of the infection during blood donation. Various confidence-building measures were taken to decrease this hesitation. Numerous preventive measures were taken at the blood bank and at the donation venue to limit the possible risk of the spread of infection.

Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - July 13, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Abhaykumar Malind Gupta, Shashank Ojha, Minal Poojary, S.H. Sumathi, P. Nagaraju, Rajendra Dhokle Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research