Blood Bank By Travis R.

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Blood BankBy Travis R. Alex N.
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Who Invented It?

• .Charles Drew invented the blood bank in 1941 to
  collect plasma for the U.S. armed forces. The
  British military used his process extensively
  during WWII. He also established the American Red
  Cross blood bank. The first blood bank was in
  Britain. One of the first blood donations was in
  Britain.

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Info on Charles Drew

• .Charles Drew was born on June 3,1904 in
  Washington, D.C. He excelled in academics and
  sports during his graduate studies at Amherst
  College in Massachusetts. He also was an honor
  student at McGill University Medical School in
  Montreal, where he specialized in physiological
  anatomy. Charles researched blood plasma and
  transfusions in New York City. He made his
  discoveries relating to the preservation of
  blood. Charles Drew died in 1950.

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Preserving Blood

• To preserve blood it must be kept in a cold
  refrigerator for at least 12 days before being
  transfused into another human. Red blood cells
  must be used within 42 days or the cells will
  be unusable. Platelet cells have a shelf life of
  5 days before they become unusable. Plasma
  cells have a shelf life of up to one year.

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Commonly asked questions.

• .Do I have enough blood in my body to donate?
  (Yes. The body contains up 10 to 12 pints of
  blood. Your whole body donate is one pint.)
• .How long will the actual donation take?
• (The actual donation takes about 5-10 minutes.
  The entire process, from registration to
  post-donation refreshments, takes about one
  hour.)
• .Do I have to be a certain weight to donate?
• (Yes. You must be at least 110 lbs to donate
  whole blood. (If you are donating plasma, you
  must be at least 125 lbs.)

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How to make a blood donation

• There are many different types of blood
  donations.
• Red Cell When you donate using the red
  cell/plasma procedure, the blood bank draws your
  blood, keeping only the red cells and plasma and
  returns the rest to you, along with additional
  fluids to help replace those lost during the
  procedure.
• Whole Blood When you make a whole blood
  donation, one unit of blood is drawn. Later, in
  our products manufacturing department, the unit
  is separated into several components, such as red
  cells, plasma, and platelets.
• Platelet The platelet procedure selects out
  just platelets from your blood and returns
  everything else back to you along with additional
  fluids.
• Double Red Cell Red cells are needed by more
  patients than any other blood component. The
  double red cell procedure allows the blood bank
  to select out just red cells from the blood. Two
  units of red cells are collected during the
  procedure. Everything else is returned to you
  along with additional fluids.

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Platelet Blood Cell

• Platelets help control bleeding and are used by
  many such as cancer and transplant patients and
  burn victims. Platelet donors may donate up to 24
  times in a 12 month period.

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Red Blood/Plasma Cell

• The red cells and plasma are separated during the
  procedure, saving valuable processing time. Many
  donors prefer the red cell/plasma donation
  because of the additional fluids they receive.
  Anyone who is eligible to make a whole blood
  donation is eligible to donate using the red
  cell/plasma procedure. Red cell/plasma donors may
  donate every 56 days.

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Double Red Cells

• This procedure allows you to double your impact
  with one visit. The double red cell procedure is
  great for busy donors. They can make the same
  donation impact in three visits that other red
  cell and whole blood donors make in six. Double
  red cell donors may donate every 16 weeks. There
  are additional eligibility requirements in order
  to give a double red cell donation.

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