American Red Cross Blood Manufacturing Laboratory Tour

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Take a behind the scenes tour of the American Red Cross blood manufacturing laboratory in Douglasville, Georgia and see what happens with your blood donation after you donate. This is just one of our manufacturing labs across the country. There are many steps in the lifesaving journey of a donation from donor to patient. Learn more and schedule a donation appointment at RedCrossBlood.org.

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@starfishgurl1984 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I’ve always wondered about everything that goes on between collection and delivery so this was really neat to see! As a retail employee who unloads trucks and restocks the sales floor the testing and delivery process sort of fascinated me trying to imagine the journey my blood goes on between leaving me and primarily helping babies and now I know. Thanks so much for sharing this and to all of the employees who work hard to ensure that I can continue to help babies and whoever else may benefit from my cmv- whole blood donations!

@juliannurs 2 жыл бұрын

Thats so kind of you... your welcome. Im a blood donor too⚪🟣⚪🟣

@PeterRoos 8 ай бұрын

Very cool. I'm a platelet donor, go in every two weeks. The Red Cross sends me a notice where the platelets (and once a month, plasma) go to, which is usually a local hospital. But obviously there's more to it.

@williamthawley9251 2 жыл бұрын

very well done, having taken a tour and photographed a histocompatability lab in phila, this was really very interesting. thank you

@rmc1894 Жыл бұрын

I work at the blood donation center in NC and wondered where to blood goes to get processed nice video and thank you to all the donors 🎉

@Jbech444 2 жыл бұрын

1st time platelet donor with my 2nd appt booked & regular blood donor. Great video! Appreciate the tour and understanding of donation collection and processing.

@godslionesswarrior1982 9 ай бұрын

I'm going for the first time to donate blood October 6, 2023!! Nervous though I've always hated needles but I've donated plasma so should be almost the same thing. I have been alerted that we're dealing with a shortage of blood so I'm going to save lives. I'm blood type O+

@mikekozi-lester3887 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your Job !!!

@dr.debbiewilliams 7 ай бұрын

I stopped by an office yesterday to donate blood, especially since I don't drink alcoholic beverages or beer, don't smoke at all and don't do drugs, but was told I don't weigh enough to give blood.

@maciejjaroszewski 2 жыл бұрын

This week I'm starting therapy to over come my blood phobia and my goal is to work in Blood Manufacturing Laboratory.

@zombiemom6701 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a platelet donor and always wondered where it goes after I donate!

@melvayaredaguilar Жыл бұрын

what an amazing cause (:

@tr5946 Жыл бұрын

Blood for the Blood Gods

@tonyasellers-hannon5849 11 ай бұрын

What happens if you receive blood from someone who was recently infected with something ? Like 5 days or something and that blood gets used? I can't donate platelets but I can blood

@melvayaredaguilar Жыл бұрын

5:19 is that button made out of blood?

@marty4072 2 жыл бұрын

Can you clarify if the donations are paid for by the hospital? I am unsure of how Red Cross receives funding considering it’s an NGO aside from the sponsorship mentioned. Is sponsorship that great?

@marty4072 2 жыл бұрын

I would also like to note that I’ve donated twice so I am curious as to how my blood donations have been handled monetarily aside from the processing aspect.

@anitagorse9204 10 ай бұрын

Hospitals pay around 150€ for gathering, testing, material, transport of blood per unit. Money comes from insurance conpanies, Medicare, Medicaid..blood is always included. That is in case blood is volontarily donated. If blood is paid for, cost for one unit can go to 3000$ and it will have to come out of patients pocket, at least a part. In the near future I presume demand will outpace the supply and healthcare workers will be forced to make a triage. Donated blood will be given to people close to death, others will ...have to wait.

@tjwatts1207 3 ай бұрын

@@anitagorse9204 where did you find this info? Sounds interesting.

@melvayaredaguilar Жыл бұрын

4:57 have you been drinking some?

@thatguy8869 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know blood could be manufactured. i thought it had to be collected from donors.

@redcross 2 жыл бұрын

Manufacturing is a bit of a misnomer in this instance. It does need to be collected from donors, but after that, it is tested and separated into constituent parts that are needed by each recipient. Blood still can not be made. It needs to be donated.