What happens to your blood after donation?
Monday, July 20, 2015, 16:12 GMT+7
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| Each donated blood sample will be encoded. Blood will be screened for blood types as well as blood-borne diseases like HIV, malaria and syphilis. |
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| People donate their platelets. The machines will only get the donors’ platelets and a little bit of plasma, whereas other blood cells will be transfused back to their bodies. |
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| Light yellow blood plasma after a centrifugal process is stored at 35 degrees Celsius and could be preserved for two years. |
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| Technicians merge small blood plasma packs into 200ml and 250ml packs. |
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| Nurse Nguyen Van Bo checks the expiration date of the erythrocyte packs. The erythrocyte stores must follow strict regulations on storage temperatures. |
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| The erythrocyte pack cover has specifications about the storage conditions: temperature is from two to eight degrees Celsius and the maximum storage time is 42 days. |
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| Before a transfusion, a test on the adverse reaction between donated and patient blood will be conducted. If the result is negative, then the transfusion will be performed. |
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| A blood cancer patient is being transfused with red blood cells. |
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| Many people flocked to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to donate blood after the institute announced a serious lack of A-type and O-type blood for treatment in late June. |
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| Blood donors are required to weigh at least 45kg and not to be infected with sexually transmitted, blood-borne or chronic diseases. |
