1. INTRODUCTION
The department is situated next to casualty on the ground floor of the PMSSY Super Specialty Block, and caters to the transfusion requirements of GMKMCH. It is equipped to collect and process whole blood and its components like packed red cells, random platelets, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and cryo-poor plasma. We provide blood and components for more than 30,000 patients annually, for both inpatients and outpatients.
Working of the Department
- This department works round-the-clock service.
- Blood donor registration time - 9 am to 5 pm (all days except Sunday)
- Elective tests like direct and indirect Coombs test are done here
- Outdoor and indoor voluntary blood donation camps are conducted throughout the year
Facilities Available
1) Whole blood collection and blood component preparation — Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBC), Platelet Concentrate (PC), Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), Cryoprecipitate
2) Donor Apheresis
3) All blood issued is screened for transfusion transmitted diseases — HIV, Hepatitis B, HCV (all by ELISA), Malaria (Card Test), Syphilis (RPR)
Mission
To enhance the well-being of patients in our service area by assuring a reliable and safe blood supply.
Vision
To provide optimum transfusion service to needy patients and to ensure quality, integrity, and service for reliable and streamlined access to safe blood and related products wherever they are needed.
Goals and Objective
The objective is collecting blood through voluntary blood donation and to provide safe and quality blood and blood components collected from voluntary donors, round the clock, to the needy.
2. ADMIN
Name and Designation of Faculties
HOD (In Charge) – Dr. Thenmozhi, MD Pathology
Senior Assistant Professor – Dr. M. Raveendran, DCP.,
Senior Assistant Professor – Dr. V. Shasi, MD.,
Department Address
Room No. 109, Ground Floor, PMSSY (Super Specialty) Building, GMKMCH, Salem
Dept. Email ID: salemghbloodbank@gmail.com
Department Website In-charge: Dr. V. Shasi, Assistant Professor
3. SERVICES PROVIDED
Blood grouping and typing
Therapeutic phlebotomy
Donor screening
Coombs test
We separate all collected units into components:
- Packed Red Cells (PRC)
- Random Donor Platelets (RDP)
- Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
- Cryoprecipitate
Our special services include:
- Apheresis unit
- Regular outreach and in-house blood collection camps
- Acts as a Mother Blood Bank to Omalur GH, Karipatti UGPHC, Kannaguruchi, Kadiampatty UGPHC, and ESI Hospital, providing them with blood units on a regular basis.
- Counseling of blood donors, and referring high-risk donors and test-reactive donors to ICTC for further follow-up and management.
4. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
The department offers academic training to all undergraduates (MBBS), postgraduate students of pathology, and students undergoing BSc (MLT), Diploma Nursing, BSc (Nursing), and DMLT. The department also offers training to House Surgeons, and blood bank training to Medical Officers of PHCs, blood storage centres, lab technicians, and staff nurses.
5. PAPER PRESENTATION
- Prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tamil Nadu — Indian Journal of Research, Volume-8, Issue-5, May 2019
- A Study of Adverse Transfusion Reactions in a Tertiary Care Hospital — Indian Journal of Research, Volume-8, Issue-8, Aug 2019
6. AWARDS
7. RESEARCH
- Audit of FFP Usage in Tertiary Care Hospital
- Adverse Donor Reactions
8. EVENTS
- Voluntary Blood Donors Day Celebration – Annually
- Blood Donation Day Celebration – Annually
9. CENSUS OF YEAR 2021
| S.NO | CATEGORY | CENSUS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total Blood Units Collected | 13,897 |
| 2. | Number of Camps Conducted | 59 |
| 3. | Total Blood Issued | 14,892 |
| 4. | Total Blood Components Issued | 15,798 |
