title: Patient-related blood drives.
abstract: Ten patient-related blood drives were evaluated and compared to five other blood drives. The patient-related blood drives were easier to organize, more fruitful, and more satisfying for the donors and workers. The authors suggest a role for patient-related blood drives in the present recruitment system and discuss how hospitals and blood centers can coordinate their efforts to have this type of blood drive. Finally, it is suggested that patient-related blood drives can increase recruitment, especially in large metropolitan areas that suffer from chronic blood shortages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Hospital, Illinois.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: F Q
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Burak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McKay-Peters
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pothiawala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D014836:Volition; D014838:Volunteers