Tubes used for blood bank (Pink and Lavender top) contain a chemical called EDTA that binds the calcium in blood, which is needed for blood to clot.
Red or Gold top tubes contain no chemicals to prevent the blood to clot, so the blood will clot with out being exposed to air.
Each specific department in the lab have different colored tubes with different chemical/no chemical in them depending on what test has been ordered.
history of blood banks
Blood banks
1 ml blood is ok for blood culture
Blood banks, and the Red Cross which collects blood for blood banks, do not accept blood from people who have HIV, and they also test the blood that they collect in case it has infections that they were not warned about. Every effort is made to keep HIV out of blood that will be used for transfusions.
To receive blood that people donated to get blood tranfussions.
Charles Richard drew created blood banks
There are many people who would not be alive if blood banks were not established and on hand to supply the needed donations of blood, and continue to require a new transfusion fairly often; they certainly need blood banks.
As to the importance of blood, blood banks were established to aid people in need of transfusion, people in state of blood loss', blood banks org. staff including medical laboratory scientist are the ones to secure proper handling, collection, storage and of course precise and accurate way of transfusing into the recipient.
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in blood banks and blood relation campaigns
Blood banks are maintained and managed only by medical professionals. When someone's blood is taken for donatory purposes, it goes to a blood bank to be screened for infection, type and to be cleaned. When blood is required by an institute, an order is placed and blood bank prepares the request. The blood bank is not the unit of choice for routine blood test results.
he doesnt suck her blood because it's 'dead blood' and not as appealing.