The nice
people at Transfusion News sent their update today. As always there were three
articles. A manageable amount. The second article links to a webinar the
speaker f which is not only on my list of Facebook friends, but is someone with
whom I went to college forty years ago…
Drone Delivery of Blood Products Faster in Rwanda and Reduces Wastage
 | | March 30, 2022 | | Over
75,000 units of blood components are transfused yearly in Rwanda, which
is home to a population of approximately 13 million people. In Rwanda,
as in much of sub-Saharan Africa, most transfusions are given to anemic
children infected with malaria and hemorrhaging obstetric patients. In
an effort to improve delivery times and reduce wastage, Rwanda launched a
program of drones to deliver blood products to remote, rural hospitals
in 2016. [Read More] |
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 | | In
this new Transfusion Science Webinar, Malcolm Needs, FBBTS, will tell
us how ABO anomalies come about and what techniques can be used to
elucidate the true ABO type of an individual. [Register Now] |
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| March 30, 2022 | BBGuy Podcast |
| CE
Episode! Blood shortages happen, but the one associated with COVID-19
is unique. AABB Chief Medical Officer Dr. Claudia Cohn explains. [Listen Now] |
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