Current concept of blood bank organisation and planning: A Review

This paper discussed current issues in blood banking .Blood bank is a unit where blood and blood component are screened, donated, stored and processed for blood transfusion to the patients who need them for sustainability of their life. It is a unit responsible for all activities that lead to the preparation and transfusion of suitable blood products. Blood bank has to be located in a central place easily accessible preferably in a ground floor to all department and existing services of the hospital. The paper covered the following areas; location and design, reception room, donation room, donor rest/ refreshment room, screening unit, the laboratory, preservation and Storage, blood bank records, haemovigilance and some other concepts.