How to deal with emergency preparedness

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Blood services worldwide are vulnerable to unpredictable natural and human-made disasters, necessitating effective emergency preparedness strategies to mitigate profound operational disruptions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

W. M. Smid; Claudia S. Cohn; Agneta Wikman; Nelson H. Tsuno

doi:10.1111/vox.70355

September 1, 2026Vox SanguinisOpen Access

How to deal with emergency preparedness

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To examine the vulnerability of blood supply chains to unexpected crises and highlight the necessity of structured disaster preparedness.
Narrative review assessing the impact of unpredictable natural and human-made disasters on blood collection and distribution systems globally.
Qualitative analysis of emergency planning strategies required to maintain critical blood banking operations during emergencies.
Unpredictable disasters profoundly disrupt essential blood service operations and threaten product availability worldwide.
Effective emergency preparedness protocols are critical to mitigate supply chain failures and preserve life-saving transfusion capabilities during major disruptions.

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Expert review highlights disaster vulnerability across blood services worldwide, emphasizing the need for robust contingency planning to secure transfusion supplies during crises.

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How to deal with emergency preparednessWe live in a world in which both natural and human-made disasters occur unpredictably, with the potential to profoundly disrupt daily life.Blood services worldwide are no exception to these disruptions.

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