Authors
Monica B Pagano, John R Hess, Hamilton C Tsang, Elizabeth Staley, Terry Gernsheimer, Nina Sen, Christine Clark, Theresa Nester, Curt Bailey, Kirsten Alcorn
Publication date
2020/5
Journal
Transfusion
Volume
60
Issue
5
Pages
908-911
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Description
BACKGROUND
The first coronavirus (COVID‐19) case was reported in United States in the state of Washington, approximately 3 months after the outbreak in Wuhan, China. Three weeks later, the US federal government declared the pandemic a national emergency. The number of confirmed COVID‐19 positive cases increased rather rapidly and changed routine daily activities of the community.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS
This brief report describes the response from the hospital, the regional blood center, and the hospital‐based transfusion services to the events that took place in the community during the initial phases of the pandemic.
RESULTS
In Washington State, the first week of March started with four confirmed cases and ended with 150; by the end of the second week of March there were more than 700 cases of confirmed COVID‐19. During the first week, blood donations dropped significantly …
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