Emergency blood supply management during natural disasters: Lessons from the 2023 Turkey earthquake
The TRC's response demonstrated the effectiveness of a centralized and integrated blood service model in managing large-scale emergencies. Key lessons include the importance of donor flow regulation, transparent communication and improved hospital data integration to enhance future disaster preparedness and resilience.
Authors
- Sine Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2592-9057)
- Sukru Caglak
- Levent Sağdur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2420-4089)
- Nazlı Nadire Sözmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-0366)
- Şenay Canpolat
- Cihan Akyuz
- Eda Nur Çetiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3865-8591)
- Fatma Meriç Yılmaz
Institutions
- Ankara University (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Turkish Aerospace Industries (Turkey) (TR)
- General Directorate of Forestry (TR)
- Turkish Society of Cardiology (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vox Sanguinis
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70174
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00