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Blood. What is it?
There are four main components of blood.
1.Red Blood Cells
2.White Blood Cells
3.Platelets
4.Plasma
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Blood. What is it?
•Red Cells•Contain hemoglobin and carry oxygen throughout the body
•White Cells•Help fight infection
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Blood. What is it?
•Platelets•Help prevent massive blood loss by helping blood to clot
•Plasma•Liquid portion of blood that carries platelets, red cells and proteins throughout the body
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Blood. What is it?•Blood Types•There are eight common blood types that include: A-, A+, B-, B+, O-, O+, AB- and AB+.
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Blood. What is it?
• Facts about blood
• The average adult has 10 - 12 pints of blood in their body.
• Blood is a perishable product with a shelf life of only 42 days and platelets only 5 days, so it must be replenished constantly – there is simply no substitute.
• Under normal circumstances, about every two seconds someone in America will need blood.
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Who We Are and What We Do
• The Red Cross provides blood for patients in need,• collecting more than 40 percent of the nation’s • supply.
• Single largest blood supplier in the United States
• Trusted provider for patients in more than 3,000 hospitals
• Maintains a national blood inventory management system
• Participates in Rare Donor Registry
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Blood. What is it?
• Facts about blood
• The average adult has 10 - 12 pints of blood in their body.
• Blood is a perishable product with a shelf life of only 42 days and platelets only 5 days, so it must be replenished constantly – there is simply no substitute.
• Under normal circumstances, about every two seconds someone in America will need blood.
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Who We Are and What We Do
• The Red Cross provides blood for patients in need,• collecting more than 40 percent of the nation’s • supply.
• Single largest blood supplier in the United States
• Trusted provider for patients in more than 3,000 hospitals
• Maintains a national blood inventory management system
• Participates in Rare Donor Registry
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Who We Are and What We Do
• Other lines of service:
• Disaster Services – Each year the Red Cross responds to more than 75,000 disasters – locally, nationally and worldwide. These services are free, a donated gift of the American people.
• Armed Forces Emergency Services – The Red Cross operates an around-the-clock, around-the-world emergency communication network for the men and women of the armed forces and their families.
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Who We Are and What We Do
• Health and Safety Outreach – The Red Cross has offered health and safety education for more than 90 years, helping to save lives and strengthen communities. Currently, the Red Cross provides training in:– First Aid/CPR/AED– Aquatics (lifeguarding, water safety)– Caregiving (babysitter’s training, family caregiving)– HIV/AIDS Education
• International Humanitarian Services – A global network works to restore hope and dignity to the world’s most vulnerable people. International Services focuses on the following priority areas:– International Tracing– International Humanitarian Law– Malaria and Measles Initiatives– Disaster Preparedness and Response
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
•Whole Blood Donation
•A unit of whole blood is collected from a volunteer donor.
•After donation, the whole blood unit is separated into components.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Whole Blood Donation
• The entire process lasts about 1 hour.
• Donors can give every 56 days, up to 6 times per year.
• Red blood cells have a shelf life of 42 days.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Whole Blood Donation• To be eligible to donate whole blood someone must:
• Be 17 years old or 16 with a signed Red Cross parental/guardian consent form where state permits.
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Be in good health.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
•Apheresis Platelet Donation
•Platelet donation is an automated process where blood is drawn from a donor’s arm into a special machine. This machine separates the platelets and some plasma and returns the remaining blood components to the donor.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Apheresis Platelet Donation
• The entire platelet donation process lasts about 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
• Donors can give up to 24 times a year.
• Platelets have a shelf life of 5 days.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Apheresis Platelet Donation• To be eligible to donate platelets someone must:
• Be at least 17 years old.
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Be in good health.
• Not have taken aspirin in the past 48 hours.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
•Double Red Cell Donation
•An automated process where the red blood cells are separated by a machine and reserved while the remaining blood components are returned to the donor.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Double Red Cell Donation
• The entire double red cell donation process lasts about 1 hour and 25 minutes.
• Donors can give every 112 days up to 3 times per year.
• Red blood cells have a shelf life of 42 days.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Double Red Cell Donation• To be eligible to donate double red cells someone must:
• Be at least 17 years old.
• Males: Weigh 150 lbs. or more and be 5’1” or taller.
• Females: Weigh 175 lbs. or more and be 5’5” or taller.
• Be in good health.
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Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Steps in the Donation Process
• Registration
• Health History and Mini-physical
• Donation
• Refreshments
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Blood Safety
• The blood supply is safer today than it has • ever been.
• Because blood is a prescription drug, it is regulated carefully by the Food and Drug Administration.
• In addition to the FDA requirements, the American Red Cross has implemented many safety precautions.
• About 12 tests are performed on every blood donation.
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Blood Donation: It Makes A Difference
•What happens to blood after donation?
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Blood Donation: It Makes A Difference
•Hospital patients •undergoing surgeries •and treatments can •require various amounts •of blood products.
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Blood Donation: It Makes A Difference
• Who is helped by blood donation?
• Every day more than 38,000 blood products are needed to treat people with serious medical conditions – people like Elise.
• Elise was born with a life-threatening heart defect. In order to save her life, Elise had to undergo an eight-hour surgery to fix her heart defect. She required 22 units of whole blood and clotting factors to make her body strong enough for surgery.