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▪ Platelets
▪ Plasma
Blood. What is it?
Red Cells
Contain hemoglobin and carry
oxygen throughout the body
White Cells
Help fight infection
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
Blood. What is it?
Blood Types
There are eight common blood types that include: A-, A+, B-, B+, O-
,
O+, AB- and AB+.
Blood. What is it?
Blood Types
Blood type is an inherited trait. The chart below illustrates how blood
types are determined.
Blood. What is it?
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.
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
Be in good health.
Blood Donation and Eligibility
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.
Blood Donation and Eligibility
The entire platelet donation process lasts about 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
Be in good health.
The entire double red cell donation process lasts about 1 hour and 25
minutes.
Be in good health.
Blood Donation and Eligibility
Registration
Donation
Refreshments
Blood Safety
Hospital patients
undergoing surgeries
and treatments can
require various amounts
of blood products.
Blood Donation: It Makes A Difference
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.
Blood Donation: It Makes A Difference