Blood Drive – American Red Cross
April 8 @ 10:00am
Blood Drive – American Red Cross
Join us to donate blood for the American Red Cross. Kiln is hosting this, open to everyone!!
10am – 2:30pm SIGN UP WITH LINK BELOW!!! Open to public so please share with your networks! https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=KILNBOZEMAN
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY BLOOD
AFTER I DONATE?
1. 2. AT THE BLOOD DRIVE OR DONATION CENTER
You share the gift of life through blood donation.
Your donation is assigned a unique computer
barcode number, which will identify it throughout
its path to a hospital patient.
AT THE RED CROSS LABORATORY
Samples of blood components are sent for
testing to an American Red Cross National
Testing Laboratory to ensure they’re safe for
patients. The blood is separated into three
components: red cells, platelets and plasma and
placed in quarantined, temperature-controlled
refrigeration units until the test results are
received (usually 12-16 hours later). After the
blood components are released from testing,
they are transported to the hospitals as needed.
3. AT THE HOSPITAL
Doctors determine when a patient needs a
transfusion and which component they need.
The blood component is then transfused to a
patient by hospital personnel.
