Should an emergency occur, a relative or associate of the member contacts one of the Foundation's alarm centres. The Duty Medical Officer (DMO) in the alarm centre will then contact the treating physician to identify the transfusion requirements. If required a transfusion is required, the DMO will arrange for the provision of resuscitation fluids from an RSP and for a courier to take blood to the patient.

The Foundation operates a global network of blood banks, enabling it to provide blood, to almost any location in the world within 12 - 18 hours, subject to the availability of scheduled air services. The couriers are anaesthetists or paramedics, trained in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and are capable of establishing a transfusion, even in the shocked patient.

Details of Regional Supply Points are given here