Blood Bank is a facility that stores and preserves blood/blood components collected through donations for later use in transfusions. The first blood depot was established in Britain during WWI. Key developments include the first mobile blood bank in 1930s Spain, the first hospital blood bank in Chicago in 1937, and establishment of standards for blood collection/storage. Blood is separated into components like red blood cells and plasma, and stored short or long-term depending on the component. Online blood banks now facilitate donor/recipient matching. Donations are needed to address ongoing scarcity issues.

1. Blood Bank By : VivekKatoch MBA (HS) – I MHS1007029

3. The term “Blood Bank” typically refers to a division of a hospital laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and proper testing of blood is performed to reduce the risk of transfusion related events.

5. The introduction of a Citrate Glucose solution later permitted the storage of blood in containers for several days, thus opening the way for the first “Blood Depot” in Britain during World War I.

7. On March 15,1937, world’s 1st hospital blood bank was established in Cook County Hospital of Chicago, Unitad States.

8. In 1939 India’s 1st blood bank was set up in the School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata by Sir UpendranathBrahmachari, the then chairman of Bengal Red Cross Society.

10. In 1996 Supreme Court of India gave a judgement on blood transfusion and blood banking in India, as a result of whichNational Blood Tranfusion Council and State Blood transfusion Councils were established

12. Most of the blood for transfusion is collected as Whole Blood.

14. Units of WB and RBCs are both kept referigerated at 1-6 degree celsius with maximum permitted storage period (shelf lives) of 35 and 40 days respectively - SHORT TERM STORAGE OF BLOOD

16. If the plasma is frozen promptly and is intended for transfusion, it is typically labelled as Fresh frozen plasma.

17. If it is intended to be made into other products, it is typically labelled as Recovered Plasma or Plasma for fractionation.

18. The layer between the RBCs and the plasma is referred to as the buffy coat, removed to make platelets for transfusion.

21. Mobile Blood Bank is a mobile medical center, a Blood collection vehicle at your door, rain or shine. From the outside, the mobile Blood Donation Unit is about as big as a bus. It is over forty-feet long, eight-feet wide and nearly fifteen feet high.

22. Commonly known as the “BloodMobile”.

23. The Bloodmobile has a Blood donor welcome area, private interview booths, comfortable donation beds, and a refreshment area where Bloodmobile Blood donors are encouraged to enjoy coffee or juice after their Blood donation. There are lots of windows in the Bloodmobile placed throughout the viewing area in the Bloodmobile to allow for ample natural light, creating an inviting and relaxing atmosphere. You can see out; Others can not see you inside the Bloodmobile!

25. It made the search for appropriate blood group and other specifications easier and much simpler.

26. An easier way for volunteers to search for where and when to donate blood

27. Some of the online sites are:

28. www.bharatbloodbank.com

29. www.bloodbankonline.org

31. Even affluent people find it difficult to procure blood. In such a scenario, provision of safe and quality blood for the poor is unimaginable.

32. Therefore we all must understand its importance and voluntarily should donate blood whenever possible and should encourage the blood banks working for the noble cause.