When there is a surgery, trauma or disaster, blood supply is one element of the emergency response that needs to be managed — every day!
See this recent article: “
‘Severe’ Nationwide Blood Shortage, Red Cross Warns.”
If you are looking for more information on how blood supply is managed and all the blood products that come out of a single donation, you might like one of the two items below.
A
Disaster Zone podcast: “
Blood Donations, Disasters and Covid-19.”
For those who would like to watch a TV program, there is this
Disaster Zone TV program on Bloodworks Northwest:
Managing a blood supply is a critical element in disasters. It is another supply item that has a “just in time” delivery system behind it. FYI, blood is ordered for scheduled surgeries by the anesthesiologist. Don’t mess it up!!
Eric Holdeman is a nationally known emergency manager. He has worked in emergency management at the federal, state and local government levels. Today he serves as the Director, Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR), which is part of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER). The focus for his work there is engaging the public and private sectors to work collaboratively on issues of common interest, regionally and cross jurisdictionally.
