A proposed field emergency donor panel questionnaire and triage tool

Area of Science:

• Medical Sciences
• Emergency Medicine
• Transfusion Medicine

Background:

• Isolated projects may require emergency donor panels (EDP) for immediate warm fresh whole blood (WFWB) transfusion support.
• Austere medical environments (AME) often lack access to regulated blood products or trained collection personnel.
• Nonspecialists may need to collect WFWB in remote or hostile settings.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address practical challenges of emergency warm fresh whole blood (WFWB) collection in austere medical environments (AME).
• To introduce a field questionnaire and triage tool (QTT) for emergency donor panel (EDP) blood collection.
• To provide guidance for isolated medical providers managing transfusion support.

Main Methods:

• Development of a proposed field EDP questionnaire and triage tool (QTT).
• Drafting based on existing guidelines and practitioner consultations.
• Tool designed for environments outside normal blood supply chains.

Main Results:

• A questionnaire and triage tool (QTT) is proposed for field emergency donor panel (EDP) blood collection.
• The tool is intended for use by isolated medical providers in austere settings.
• The QTT aims to assist in decision-making during emergency blood donation.

Conclusions:

• Emergency donor panels (EDP) are the simplest method for rapid transfusion support, despite associated risks.
• Prescreening blood donors before deployment is crucial for risk management.
• An abbreviated donor QTT, tailored policy, and training are recommended for safe WFWB collection.