1.1. Introduction to blood Donation Flashcards
What are the 2 ways to Donate Blood?
- Whole Blood Donation
- Apheresis
Type of blood that contains all the constituents such as RBC, WBC, etc.
Whole Blood
General rule of whole blood donation, how long does it take to donate Whole blood??
Within 15 mins
General rule of whole blood donation, how long does it take to donate Platelet Concentrate??
Within 12 mins
Process of collecting specific components of the blood
Apheresis
What happens to the unrequired component during apheresis?
Return to the donor
How long does it take for apheresis to be done?
45mins - 2 hours
What are the different types of blood-collecting facilities?
Blood Bank / Transfusion service center
Blood Center / Donation center
Blood collection unit
Hospital based, performs compatibility testing and prepares blood component
Blood Bank / Transfusion service center
Screen donors, draws donors, performs testing on donor blood and delivers appropriate components to hospital BB
Blood Center / Donation center
This Facility performs up to compatibility testing?
Blood Bank / Transfusion service center
General rule in blood bank is, that the hospital where you transfuse the blood from the donor, is the only hospital you should perform your compatibility testing / Crossmatching
T or F
T
The purpose of this facility is to COLLECT donor’s blood. No compatibility testing/Pre-transfushion testing is done in this facility
All function of BB is done except pre-compatibility testing
Blood Center / Donation center
The primary purpose of this facility is to screen and collects blood only
Blood collection unit (BCU)
Example of BCU?
Mass Blood donation