College of Medicine, Al Faisal University and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Coagulation Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Transfusion. 2020 Feb;60 Suppl 1:S28-S34. doi: 10.1111/trf.15683. Epub 2020 Feb 3.
Replacement blood donations are a major source of blood in KSA. This presentation highlights "the peace time and war experiences," where the voluntary donor potential was tested. THE "PEACETIME EXPERIENCE"-KING SAUD UNIVERSITY STUDENT DONOR DRIVE: This donor drive commenced in 1983 with 13 donors in its first and the annual collection reached 4500 blood units in the academic session 1995-1996, when the student enrollment was around 30,000. In 2018 the enrollment jumped to 120,000 students. If we add the staff and auxiliary personnel, the population of potential voluntary blood donors will be enough to cover the current and future blood needs of King Khalid University Hospital. Unfortunately, this drive did not survive due to administrative and organizational difficulties. THE "FIRST" GULF WAR EXPERIENCE: At the end of 1990, when the Allied Forces started to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, the Saudi Ministry of Health waged a publicity campaign asking healthy individuals to donate their blood. The response was phenomenal, and the blood inventory in blood banks swelled about five- to sevenfold. First-time donors broke the "fear barrier," went through the donation experience, and it is hoped they will return to donate voluntarily. CONCLUSIONS: The major lesson learned from the King Saud University student donor drive and Gulf War experience is the enormous voluntary donor potential in Saudi Arabia. There is a need for forward planning to shift the current partial involuntary donor system to a voluntary system based on nonremunerated donors.
替代献血是沙特阿拉伯血液的主要来源。本演讲重点介绍了“和平时期和战争时期”的经验,在这些时期中测试了志愿献血者的潜力。
“和平时期经验”-沙特国王大学学生献血活动:该献血活动于 1983 年开始,首次有 13 名献血者,在 1995-1996 学年的年度采血量达到 4500 个单位,当时学生人数约为 30000 人。2018 年,学生人数跃升至 120000 人。如果我们加上员工和辅助人员,潜在的志愿献血者人数足以满足沙特国王哈利德国王大学医院的当前和未来的血液需求。不幸的是,由于行政和组织方面的困难,该活动未能持续下去。
“第一次海湾战争经验”:1990 年底,当盟军开始结束伊拉克对科威特的占领时,沙特卫生部发起了一场宣传活动,呼吁健康人士献血。反应非常热烈,血库中的血液库存增加了五到七倍。首次献血者打破了“恐惧障碍”,经历了献血过程,希望他们将来会自愿回来献血。
从沙特国王大学学生献血活动和海湾战争经验中吸取的主要教训是沙特阿拉伯拥有巨大的志愿献血者潜力。需要提前规划,将当前部分非自愿献血者系统转变为基于无报酬献血者的自愿系统。