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Blood is collected from the donor by inserting a large needle into a vein in the arm. Usually, one of the larger veins near the inside of the elbow is used. A tourniquet is placed on the upper arm
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agobecause if you take blood from an artery, or arterial blood, it will spurt out and be very bad, because the heart is pumping. it will bleed for longer, and bleed much more. venous blood is collected because its under less pressure, causing less damage if you make a hole in a vein as opposed to an artery.
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∙ 13y agoThe median cubital vein
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What process is involved in apheresis?
whole blood is collected, the desired blood component is removed, and the remainder is returned to the donor.
Do banner health centers pay to donate blood?
While the FDA does allow blood collection centers to compensate for blood donation, there are currently no centers in the U.S. that pay the donor. Blood components collected from such donors must be labeled "Paid Donor" instead of "volunteer donor". As such, regional hospital transfusion services are reluctant to accept such products.
What is a blood donor?
A blood donor is a person who donates blood for use in transfusion.
What does donor blood mean?
Its blood donor and it means u donate blood to someone who needs it.
What is done with the plasma that is collected at donor center?
Plasma that is given at donation centers is given to patients who have problems with their blood clotting. One example of this would be burn patients.
What is the correct form donor or donator?
the correct form is donor as in a blood or organ donor.
What is the medical term meaning procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function?
Centrifuging separates solid from liquid components of blood after it's collected into a container. Plasmapheresis is the removal of whole blood from the person, with replacement of the solid components of the blood back into the donor, while the plasma is collected.
What blood type described as the unverisal donor is ab?
Blood type O is the universal donor.
How do you use the word donor in a sentence?
My donor for my blood tranfusion was my mother.
What is the unversal donor blood type?
Type O negative.
What do you call someone who donates blood?
A Blood donor
Who is universal blood donor?
Blood type O-
