How do we shorten the span of time it takes to get one emergency unit donated?

Submitted by rajat on

Sankalp Emergency Wing has been working to ensure that the people who do not get blood from the usual means are helped out. Many times we come across a situation when no blood bank in the city has a single unit of blood. In these scenarios we have to get a donation done. The donation itself takes about 2 hours followed by another 2 hours of testing. This 4 hours of delay can sometime prove fatal. Requesting people to pour in suggestions on how this time can be shortened?