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Hi! Mr. B here. I finally got to go and see where
Claudia is working now. Those of you who are lab people will find this place
very familiar. The equipment is a lot like that I saw at AMC. |
Here's where they come to pick up
the blood for transfusion after the Blood Bank staff has gotten it ready. |
This is one of the work benches
where patient samples are tested and blood components are prepared for
transfusion. |
This machine may not be so
familiar. It is an automated instrument for setting up and reading the gel
cards. Since we routinely do over 120 types and screens daily, it's a real
blessing. |
Lots of components (plasma,
platelets, cryo) are prepared here. Units are also split, irradiated, and
leukoreduced. The Sterile Docker gets a workout, too. |
Sometimes units of red cells have
to be washed, too. Claudia said she hadn't done that since she worked at the
Red Cross. |
Claudia doesn't actually work in this area, but
it's adjancent to the Crossmatch section. Here is where the red cells, plasma,
platelets, and cryo are prepared from the whole blood collected from
donors. |
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This is the Senior Technologist office area where
Claudia will be hanging out some as she takes on the administrative
responsibilities of the job. Maybe she'll let me come and visit again. |
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