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      First report of the impact on voluntary blood donation by the blood mobile from India

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          Abstract

          Introduction:

          The blood mobile is one of the modern methods of mobile blood collection facility funded through the third phase of National AIDS Control Programme by the National Blood Transfusion Council of India.

          Material and Methods:

          A retrospective analysis of data in relation to the blood mobile was carried out with respect to the number of blood donation camps, number of blood units collected, adverse donor reactions, and the expenditure that occurred during the blood collection in the blood mobile from 1 st January 2012 to 30 th June 2014.

          Results:

          There were 64, 84 and 62 blood donation camps conducted in the blood mobile with collection of 3301, 5166 and 2842 blood units during 2012, 2013 and the first half of 2014. The percentage of voluntary blood collection in blood mobile was 8.5% in 2012, increased to 12.4% in 2013 and stands at 14.39% in the first half of 2014. The difference in the means of the adverse donor reactions in the blood mobile and the outdoor camps was not statistically significant.

          Discussion and Conclusion:

          The blood mobile is definitely an asset as far as augmentation of voluntary blood donation is concerned, ensures stable collection of blood for better provision of blood and blood components. However the facility requires a comprehensive annual maintenance with incorporation of onsite quick response team both from the manufacturer of the vehicle, and the blood collection equipments. Adequate provision of funding for operational expenditure would in turn facilitate optimum utilization of this facility.

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              Journal
              Asian J Transfus Sci
              Asian J Transfus Sci
              AJTS
              Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
              Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )
              0973-6247
              1998-3565
              Jan-Jun 2016
              : 10
              : 1
              : 59-62
              Affiliations
              [1] Department of Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
              Author notes
              Correspondence to: Dr. Neelam Marwaha, Department of Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. E-mail: neelam2918@ 123456yahoo.com
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              AJTS-10-59
              10.4103/0973-6247.164274
              4782496
              27011672
              56627325-0c78-474a-af4b-a1a147ecb541
              Copyright: © Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

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              Hematology
              blood mobile,national aids control organization,national blood transfusion council

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