Current development status and implications of Walking Blood Banks
10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2025.11.023
- VernacularTitle:步行血库的发展现状及启示
- Author:
Chengyan FAN
1
;
Yanjun JIA
1
Author Information
1. Beijing Red Cross Blood Center, Beijing 100088, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
walking blood bank (WBB);
implementation standards;
screening of blood donors;
low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB);
management and maintenance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion
2025;38(11):1634-1640
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The walking blood bank (WBB) is a pool of donors available "on call" to donate whole blood (WB) in emergency situations. It can provide sufficient blood resources in a timely manner during shortages, and can simultaneously meet the demand for various blood components such as red blood cells, platelets and plasma. Currently, WBB has been implemented in both military and/or civilian contexts in many Western countries, with satisfactory outcomes. This article summarizes the necessity of WBB, the screening of blood donors, management and maintenance, as well as logistics and other situations, in order to provide certain references for the establishment and development of WBB in China.
