A fast request is an accurate request. Run this list top to bottom before and after you submit — it is the difference between “donors scrolled past” and “donors are on the way.”
Before you submit — gather these 8 facts
- Exact blood group of the patient (from the hospital slip — not memory)
- Exact component — whole blood, PRBC (red cells), platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate
- Number of units — ask the ward; “2 units PRBC” beats “some blood”
- Hospital name + city + ward number
- Needed-by date/time — “by tonight 8 PM” is actionable; “urgent” is not
- A reachable phone — charged, answered, with a family member who speaks for the family
- The requisition slip — the hospital must have issued one; carry it
- One line of context — “dengue, platelets dropping, 6-year-old” moves donors more than any adjective
Submit — then multiply
- Submit on ABD — every matching donor near the patient is alerted instantly
- Share the request’s code to family WhatsApp groups, office groups, alumni groups, the building society group
- Tell the hospital blood bank you have a donor network working — ask them what is feasible on their side
While donors respond
- Keep the phone loud and answered — donors call, they do not text twice
- Tell donors exactly: which gate/ward, which timings, which documents (requisition slip + their ID)
- Log who is coming — two confirmed donors are a plan; eight maybes are noise
The scam wall
Anyone asking money to “arrange” a donor — refuse, screenshot, report. Voluntary donors never charge; arranging paid blood is illegal in India.
After the transfusion
Come back and close the request on track. Donors who see closed loops donate again — that is how the network stays alive.