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Lecture 5 Blood Bank: Blood Donors, Blood Collection & Storage
Lecture 5 Blood Bank: Blood Donors, Blood Collection & Storage
Lecture 5 Blood Bank: Blood Donors, Blood Collection & Storage
• Heterologous
• derived from organisms of a different but related
species; "a heterologous blood donation”
DEFINITIONS
• Apheresis
• Greek work meaning “take out”
• The process of removal of whole blood from a donor or patient,
separating out specific portions, and returning the other portions to the
donor/patient
– Can be done for
» Harvesting specific components for transfusion (plasma, platelet, red
cells)
» Removal of specific pathologic substances
• Cytapheresis
• To harvest specific cellular components such as platelets, granulocytes or
red cells.
• Plasmapheresis
• To harvest plasma only and return back the cellular components to the
donor/patient
I- TYPE OF BLOOD DONATION
Blood are collected in the blood bank and
there are three blood types:
2. APHERESIS DONATION
Demographic date:
• Full name, address, Gender, Age (18-55 years)
• Weight
» Should be >45 Kgs
2. Medical history
• Medical history should be taken by trained health care professional
Who CANNOT donate?
Life long 1 year 6 Months
х Abnormal bleeding disorder o Surgery o Tattooing or body
х Heart, Kidney, Liver piercing
Disorder o Typhoid
х Thyroid disorder o Dental extraction
o Dog bite
х Mental disorders o Root canal
х Tuberculosis o Unexplained treatment
• During pregnancy
• After delivery for one year
• When lactating
• During menstrual period and for 7 days thereafter
Donor weight
1. Minimum 45 Kgs
2. Amount of blood to be drawn:
(Donor wt. in Kg÷50) X 450
IV- Venipuncture
• If you feel dizzy or faint, lie down or sit down, placing your
head lower than your knees
• HIV
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• VDRL (syphilis)
• Malaria
VII- Blood Products / Components
& their uses
Blood collected is screened for TTIs (infections) & SAFE blood,
is separated into components & stored for issue to patients.
• Infection screening
• VDRL (syphilis)
• HbsAg
• Anti HIV
• Anti HCV
• Malarial parasite
• Grouping and reverse grouping
• Cross matching
IX- Storage of blood
• Plasma ≤ -180C
• Platelets 20 to 240C
Benefits to Donor of blood donation
Health benefits:
Regular donation (2-3 times a year….)
– Lowers cholesterol
– Lowers lipid levels
– Decreases incidence of heart attacks, strokes
Donor is also eligible to receive one FREE unit of blood if
needed for
– Self
– Spouse/ Child/ Parents, and
– Even friends