MCFRS rolled out its whole blood program in 2024. In the first four months of the program’s trial, 24 people received blood ...

Donating blood is a selfless act that many may not realise is crucial for a country’s healthcare system. Your blood is ...

This condition can be prevented by irradiation of blood components prior to transfusion. A dose of 25-50 Gy is administered, usually using purpose-built gamma irradiation chambers; however ...

A whole blood donation can be used in its complete form but can also be separated into "its specific components of red cells, plasma and platelets," according to the Red Cross. Whole blood ...

Monongalia EMS will begin the program on May 1. Dr. Michael Shukis, Mon EMS medical director, said there has been a ...

You can donate whole blood — everything in the vial. Or, you can donate blood components like plasma, red blood cells, and platelets, where a machine separates your blood into the various ...

[18] The RBC concentrates can be prepared from anticoagulated whole blood unless the whole blood has been anticoagulated with heparin. Washed RBCs, leukocyte-poor RBCs, and irradiated RBCs are ...