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Maintaining a Safe and Adequate Supply of Donated Blood During a

Severe EmergencyAABB Disaster Task Force Role

Jamie Blietz, MBA, CAEDirector, National Blood ExchangeAABBAugust 3, 2011

AABB Interorganizational Task Force on Domestic Disasters and Acts of Terrorism

Overview of Blood Center Response Plan

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Message to Blood Comm. and Donors

Assist Affected

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HHS Message to Public

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BCA FDA

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ASBP CDC

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BCA FDA

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Level 1TF

ASBP CDC

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Message to Blood Comm. and Donors

Assist Affected

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Level 2 TF

HHS Message to Public

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Level 1 TF

HHS

FDA

CDCAABB

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BCA

ABCBlood

Division

DOC

President, ARC

& Senior Mgmt

BSOC

All Depts

Affected ARC

Region

Supporting ARC

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SupportingARC

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ARC Coordination with Federal and State Agencies in Support of ESF #6 and #8

Hospitals

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AABB

Message to Blood Comm. and Donors

Assist Affected

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Level 2 TF

HHS Message to Public

Affected BC

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Level 1 TF

HHS

FDA

CDCAABB

ASBP

BCA

ABC

ABC HQBCA HQ

Independent Blood Centers

Inventory InfoDistribution

Logistics

Communicationand

Messaging

AffectedBlood Center

Hospitals

Hub and Spoke

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AABB

Message to Blood Comm. and Donors

Assist Affected

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Level 2 TF

HHS Message to Public

Affected BC

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Level 1 TF

HHS

FDA

CDCAABB

ASBP

BCA

ABC

ASBP

Domestic Military Facilities

Donor Centers Hospitals ASWBPLs

AffectedCivilian

Blood Center

AffectedCivilian

Hospitals

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AABB

Message to Blood Comm. and Donors

Assist Affected

BC

Level 2 TF

HHS Message to Public

Affected BC

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ARC

Level 1 TF

HHS

FDA

CDCAABB

ASBP

BCA

ABC

AffectedBlood Center

AffectedHospitals

AABBNBE

Blood Centers TransfusionServices

HospitalBlood Banks

Task Force Activation

Hurricanes:Isabel, Ike, Rita, Wilma, Katrina

Haiti Earthquake

Drills:Topoff 2, 3, & 4NLE 2010, 2011

National Special Security Events (NSSE)

Super Bowl

State of the Union

WWII Memorial Dedication

Ronald Reagan Funeral

G-8 Summit

Independence Day Celebrations

Democratic National Convention

Republican National Convention

Presidential Inauguration

Common Factors During a Disaster

Communication Transportation Storage Link with Emergency Officials Power/Fuel/Water Supplies Media Regulation Staffing

National Response Plan

1) Level of Readiness2) Who’s your backup3) Relationship with EMA’s4) Funding5) Blood Supply

Future Challenges