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Evaluating the Effect of Inert Recruiting on Blood Donations Immediately After the Consecutive Earthquakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2021

Shih-Chien Lu ,
Sau-Wei Kuo ,
Chih-Hung Ku  and
Li-Te Chin
Shih-Chien Lu
Affiliation:
Tainan Blood Center, Taiwan Blood Services Foundation, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
Sau-Wei Kuo
Affiliation:
Tainan Blood Center, Taiwan Blood Services Foundation, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
Chih-Hung Ku
Affiliation:
Department of Health Industry Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Li-Te Chin*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, National Chiayi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan, ROC Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
*
Corresponding author: Li-Te Chin Email: litechin@mail.ncyu.edu.tw.
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Abstract

Objective:

Disasters can have impact on the demand and supply of blood, with such a difficult perspective, planning of an appropriate response to counterbalance the need for blood is of paramount importance. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate how the impact of blood imbalances may be absorbed by inert recruitment of donors during 2 life-threatening earthquakes that shook Taiwan on the same date in 2016 and 2018.

Method:

A retrospective database search from blood bank registries was developed.

Results:

Despite the public efforts to restrain the flow, a 3- to 4-fold increase in volunteers responded to the earthquakes. This surge alleviated after a day and did not contribute to sub-par collections. Those who donated more than usual immediately after the event were identified as first-time, younger, and female populations. The hospitals providing inpatient care to the injured transfused a slightly decreased amount of packed red cells, whereas the use of whole blood, platelets, and plasma remained stable. The inert recruiting was effective in reducing the duration of donor overabundance.

Conclusion:

Compared with other examples, the inert recruiting approach was effective in reducing the duration of donor overabundance to 1 day and may be useful for disaster preparedness of transfusion supplies.

Keywords

decision makingblooddisaster medicineearthquakesemergency preparednessorganizational
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 2022 , pp. 642 - 649
Copyright
© 2021 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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