Availability of low-titre group O fresh whole blood for emergency donor panels within the UK Defence Medical Services: an observational study
17.5% of all potential donors were deferred after screening. Of those eligible for donation, 36.6% were OLO but only 6% were OLO and rhesus negative. These data may be used to inform future medical planning for operations.
Authors
- Michael Brewer
- Dana Willis
- David N Naumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-2325)
- Elizabeth Scanlon
- Simon William James Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3165-8978)
Institutions
- Royal Navy (GB)
- Birmingham Research Park (GB)
- Colchester Hospital (GB)
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Military Health
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2025-003114
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00