Blood for aplastic anaemia patients

Aplastic anaemia means the marrow stopped making blood, patients live on transfusions until treatment restarts the factory. ## Why these patients need blood Red cells, white cells and platelets all run low; platelets especially burn through donors. Immunosuppressive therapy or transplant may restore marrow, until then, donors are the marrow. ## What a donor changes here Every unit on the shelf for these patients was an ordinary person’s ordinary Tuesday. Register as a donor, two minutes, OTP once, your own 6-digit sign-in code, and the next patient on this list finds blood already waiting. If you are arranging blood for one of these patients right now: post a free request (matching donors near the hospital are alerted in seconds) or check stock on e-RaktKosh and call the centre before travelling. The requisition slip guide explains the paper the hospital gave you. Related: bone marrow blood production