Introduction

Transfusion Medicine is a vital part of the health care system and is associated with the rational use of blood and blood components. Our aim is to provide the right blood to the right patient at the right time.

Our Department emphasises on high quality standards in all aspects of Blood Transfusion Services. Universal precautions are strictly adhered to, and the guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are followed in donor selection, screening procedure in the donation room and in the processing of blood, and also while performing serological procedures for blood grouping, typing and screening for transfusion transmitted infections.

 The  Department  of   Transfusion  Medicine  at   AIIMS  is 
 running  a  full   time  Blood   Bank in the Institute and also
 organizing teaching, research activities. Blood Bank is
 open round    the  clock   and   is  one   of  the   Regional  
 Blood Transfusion Centre for south Delhi.

 Blood Donation

 AIIMS Blood  Bank  is  collecting blood from all the healthy 
 donors who  wants  to donate blood in the Blood Bank  and
 in   the  Blood Donation Camps  organised  in  and  outside
 Delhi

 Timings for blood donation in Blood Bank

            9.00 AM to 6.00 PM               Week days

            9.00 AM to 5.00 PM               Saturdays

 

         Blood Components

         Blood Component centre of Blood Bank is making 
         and  providing the following components to the
         patients

         

            Packed RBC

            Semi Packed RBC

            Leucodepleted RBC

            Fresh Frozen Plasma

            Plasma

            Platelet Concentrate

            Leucodepleted / Irradiated Platelet Concentrate

            Single Donor Platelets

            Cryoprecipitate

            Buffy coat pooling of platelets. All are ELISA and NAT (nucleic acid 

                amplification) tested

Blood Donation Camps

In 2010 Blood Bank Organised 89 Blood Donation Camps in and outside Delhi and collected 7778 units of Blood from voluntary Blood donors.

 
 
 Dr. Kabita Chatterjee has been selected as a member  of National Blood Transfusion  Council and an expert for Accreditation of Blood Bank.

A manual "Step by Step procedure in Transfusion Medicine" Compiled by staff of main blood bank published by Jaypee Publication.