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PubMed1992

Transfusion requirements for the management of war injured: the experience of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The quantity of blood required in the total surgical care of 4470 war injured patients in four hospitals was 44.9 units for every 100 patients admitted (u/cp). Patients evacuated to hospital in less than 6 h from wounding required 59.8 u/cp; patients admitted as a result of antipersonnel mines required 103.2 u/cp. Patients with burns potentially require most blood. Whether these figures permit prediction of transfusion requirements for future conflicts is discussed.

Afghanistan↗
PubMed1984

[Clinical statistics on inpatients and operations in the Urological Department of the Wakayama Red Cross Hospital (April, 1979 to March, 1983)].

Statistical observations made on the 1,102 inpatients and 1,127 operations at our clinic between April 1979 and March 1983 were reviewed. The patients were most frequently in their sixties, and lately patients under 10 are increasing. The most frequent diseases of the inpatients were benign prostatic hypertrophies, ureteral calculi, undescended testicles and bladder tumors. The frequently performed operations were those for bladder tumors, phimosis and benign prostatic hypertrophies in order of frequency.

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The local Red Cross in time of disaster: characteristics and conditions of organizational effectiveness during the Loma Prieta earthquake and central Texas floods.

This discussion demonstrates that three interrelated activities should improve volunteer organizations' disaster capabilities. These factors include improved disaster planning, learning from related experiences, and improving interorganizational networks. These three activities can dramatically improve the local chapter's emergency response. Networking ought to be the first priority. Through the development of both formal and informal contacts, planning and experience potential become enhances. Without the support and involvement of volunteer organizations, an effective community-wide disaster response would be difficult, if not impossible.

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PubMed1981

Application of the OCR-B symbol in the data-processing system of the Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service.

We have used the Optical Character Recognition system B (OCR-B) for automatic identification of blood samples on the Groupamatic 360 and in connection with computerized donor file management and control of blood product processing. For the Groupamatic system a device was constructed that lifts that samples, and during simultaneous rotation and downward movement, the OCR-B identification number on the tube label is read. The results indicate that with appropriate control and check digit design it is possible to achieve an economical and safe machine-readable identification system.

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PubMed2002

Bandage battles: the American Red Cross and the politics of emergency response on the eve of World War I.

A century ago, first-aid instruction enjoyed sudden popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain and the Dominions, including Canada, classes were organised by the St. John Ambulance Association, while on the European continent several sophisticated national and municipal lifesaving associations rapidly outstripped the St. John model. In this article, which concentrates on hitherto neglected developments in the United States, seeks to establish similarities and differences within a comparative framework. Voluntarism, militarism, and modernity all receive attention, as does the question of bourgeois anxiety, seen by Roger Cooter as an important factor in creating "the moment of the accident".

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PubMed1996

Papua New Guinea Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service: present status and future considerations.

About 28,000 units of blood are collected per annum. This is adequate for present needs. 11 donors have been found positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since testing started in 1987, 8 of these in the last year and a half. No case of transmission of HIV by transfusion in Papua New Guinea has been established. Although the prevalence varies in different areas, on average 15% of donors are positive for hepatitis B. The impact of these figures, future requirements for quantity of blood and the need for additional testing of donations for hepatitis C (HCV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) will require clear evaluation of the choices and firm decisions.

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