Journey of humanitarian blood
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 11:55 (GMT+7)
Few people know the painstaking journey carried out to have blood for patients. Here are some photos illustrating the journey of blood from when it is collected to when it is a finished product to treat patients.
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“Red journey” – a blood donation program |
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Within nearly one month, 120 propagandists and volunteers organized 100 propaganda sessions, distributed 12,000 fliers on humanitarian blood donation and 10,000 fliers on thalassemia disease. |
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“Red journey” program organized 15 days of blood donation across 14 provinces and cities. |
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Tens of thousands of volunteers donated blood. |
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Nearly 13,000 units of blood were sent to the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion. |
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Blood components are sorted. |
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Blood components include separating plasma, glomerule, white cell and erythrocyte |
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Finished products are preserved in cold storage. |
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Modern machines are used to detect samples of blood which contain contagious diseases. |
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Blood components are preserved at 2-24 degrees Celsius. |
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The temperature is rechecked every 4 hours. |
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Patients receive blood from their communities. |