Transplant Medicine

Nationwide tissue distribution plan devised

Published in Blood Weekly, September 19th, 2002

As a result of the need for tissue donations for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, a nationwide plan has been developed to make tissue available in the event of future disasters.

Ellen Heck, administrative director of the Transplant Services Center at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, serves as head of the National Association of Tissue Banks committee that developed the plan.

The committee divided the country into six geographic regions based on the location of tissue banks. The national office is prepared to handle calls from regions where emergencies arise and alert the bank closest to the...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2002-09-19)

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