A well-organised Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) must be considered as an essential and integral component of any healthcare delivery system.



India does have a sound national blood policy (development of the same was incidentally largely facilitated by the Gujarat SACS), but the absence of a functional national blood service renders a patient hapless and helpless at the critical moments.



In event of a road traffic accident or any medical/surgical emergency, a patient is,… Continue