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Tagreed Alkaltham: Equity in Emergency Care Through a Blood Bank Lens

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Feb 24, 2026, 15:13

Tagreed Alkaltham: Equity in Emergency Care Through a Blood Bank Lens

Tagreed Alkaltham, Transfusion Medicine Lab Supervisor at KSMC, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Equity in Emergency Care: A Blood Bank Perspective

In emergency medicine, every physician believes their patient is the most urgent.

And that belief is understandable.

But in blood banking, we are responsible for a wider picture.

When systems are bypassed, when urgency is exaggerated, or when pathways are used to secure blood faster for one patient, another patient often unseen may quietly lose their chance.

This is not about questioning clinical judgment.
It is about protecting equity.

Blood is a finite, life-saving resource.

Emergency access must remain reserved for those who truly need it most, because when everyone is treated as the highest priority, the real emergencies are the ones that suffer.

As blood banks, we do not advocate for one patient over another.

We advocate for fairness, balance, and safety across all patients.

Strong systems exist to protect patients not to be navigated around under pressure.
True emergency care is defined by need, not preference.
Equity in blood allocation is a patient safety obligation.
Protecting one patient should never endanger another.

Patient safety is not about who asks louder.

It is about who truly needs it now.”

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