American Red Cross Blood Manufacturing Laboratory Tour

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
  • 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.

Komentáře • 29

  • @starfishgurl1984
    @starfishgurl1984 Před 2 lety +12

    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
      @juliannurs Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @PeterRoos
    @PeterRoos Před 8 měsíci +2

    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
    @williamthawley9251 Před 2 lety +6

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

  • @rmc1894
    @rmc1894 Před rokem +3

    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
    @Jbech444 Před 2 lety +2

    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
    @godslionesswarrior1982 Před 10 měsíci +1

    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
    @mikekozi-lester3887 Před rokem +1

    Enjoy your Job !!!

  • @maciejjaroszewski
    @maciejjaroszewski Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @dr.debbiewilliams
    @dr.debbiewilliams Před 7 měsíci

    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.

  • @melvayaredaguilar
    @melvayaredaguilar Před rokem

    what an amazing cause (:

  • @zombiemom6701
    @zombiemom6701 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @slum420cx2
    @slum420cx2 Před 9 dny

    0:31 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @slum420cx2
    @slum420cx2 Před 14 dny

    🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @tonyasellers-hannon5849
    @tonyasellers-hannon5849 Před 11 měsíci

    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

  • @tr5946
    @tr5946 Před 2 lety

    Blood for the Blood Gods

  • @marty4072
    @marty4072 Před 2 lety

    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
      @marty4072 Před 2 lety

      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
      @anitagorse9204 Před 10 měsíci

      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
      @tjwatts1207 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @slum420cx2
    @slum420cx2 Před 14 dny

    0:09 😮😅🎉🎉🎉

  • @melvayaredaguilar
    @melvayaredaguilar Před rokem

    5:19 is that button made out of blood?

  • @thatguy8869
    @thatguy8869 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @redcross
      @redcross  Před 2 lety +8

      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.

  • @melvayaredaguilar
    @melvayaredaguilar Před rokem

    4:57 have you been drinking some?

  • @marknelson6865
    @marknelson6865 Před 8 měsíci

    No longer interested,thaks