Planning and Designing a Blood Bank
Planning a blood bank requires thorough consideration of space and functionality with strict compliance with the national and international standards and regulations. Specific requirements of space for functional areas within a blood bank, including the reception and donor waiting area, blood collection zone, processing area, component preparation room and record management are prescribed by national and international authorities. Qualification and competencies of personnel operating the blood bank are covered, ensuring alignment with legal and standard requirements are discussed in the chapter. Essential equipment for donor area like tools for hemoglobin estimation and emergency scenarios and laboratory equipment and reagents, their selection, maintenance, and utilization are covered in detail in the present chapter.
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- Department of Pathology, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India Sonam Kumar Pruthi & Sompal Singh
- Sonam Kumar Pruthi
