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If You Were Reading a “Bible for Blood Donation Volunteers,” What’s the ONE Thing That Must Be in It?

Dr Arun V J /LinkedIn

Dec 19, 2025, 13:22

If You Were Reading a “Bible for Blood Donation Volunteers,” What’s the ONE Thing That Must Be in It?

Dr Arun V J,The Leader of Transfusion Medicine at Malabar Medical College, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“I’m Leaking the “Blood Bank” Playbook. (And I Need Your Help)

Medical textbooks are boring.
I love them (Not Really), but I’m a specialist. For everyone else? They are dense, expensive, and filled with jargon that makes your eyes glaze over.

Here is the problem: The real heroes of blood donation aren’t always the doctors.
They are the volunteers.
The camp organizers.
The HR managers running corporate drives.
The college students rallying their batchmates.
You are the ones on the ground. But most “guides” out there are written for me (the doctor), not you (the changemaker).

I am tired of that gap.
So, I’m doing something about it. I’ve finished the first draft of a new handbook.

It’s not a textbook. It’s a tactical guide.

I am taking the gold standards—guidelines from giants like ISBT, ISBTI, AABB, and ADRP—and I am stripping away the medical fluff. I’m translating “doctor-speak” into plain English that you can actually use to organize better camps and bust myths instantly.

But I have a feeling I’m missing something.
I know the science. You know the streets.
But I have a blind spot.
I’ve been a doctor for too long. I might be explaining things that you don’t care about, and missing the stuff that actually keeps you up at night.

If you were reading a “Bible for Blood Donation Volunteers,” what is the ONE thing that must be in there?
Is it how to handle a fainting donor?
Is it how to answer the “I smoke/drink” questions without sounding rude?
Is it the logistics of setting up a hall?

Tell me in the comments.
I want this book to be yours as much as it is mine.

If you want to be the first to know when it drops head over here:

Let’s bridge the gap between the lab and the people.”

If You Were Reading a “Bible for Blood Donation Volunteers,” What’s the ONE Thing That Must Be in It?