blood bank
Plasma storage facility
A blood bank is a facility or organization that collects, tests, processes, and stores donated blood and blood components for later use in transfusions and medical treatments.
Hospitals typically maintain their own blood banks or rely on regional centers to supply blood products as needed.
The term can also refer to the stored supply itself: The hospital's blood bank was running low on O-negative.
One who contributes freely
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- givingTransferring to another
- giftItem given freely
- contributionSomething given to help
altruism · generosity · philanthropy · charity · benevolence · drive · eligibility · screening
Electrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- red cellsOxygen-ferrying blood components
- white cellsInfection-fighting blood components
- packed cellsConcentrated red blood cells
erythrocytes · leukocytes · immunoglobulins · albumin · clotting factors · stem cells · fractionation
One who receives something
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- hemophiliaGenetic clotting impairment
thalassemia · sickle cell · surgery · hemorrhage · trauma · reaction · compatibility · matching
Science of blood disorders
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- crossmatchBlood compatibility verification
- ABORed cell antigen system
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
compatibility · typing · screening · anticoagulant · centrifuge · cryopreservation · hematocrit · coagulation
Heat removal for preservation
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
- expirationEnd of validity
stockpile · shortage · supply · reserve · collection · preservation · temperature · monitoring
donor
One who contributes freely
contribution · altruism · generosity · philanthropy · charity · benevolence · drive · eligibility · screening · deferral
plasma
Electrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- red cellsOxygen-ferrying blood components
- white cellsInfection-fighting blood components
packed cells · erythrocytes · leukocytes · immunoglobulins · albumin · clotting factors · stem cells · fractionation
recipient
One who receives something
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
hemophilia · thalassemia · sickle cell · surgery · hemorrhage · trauma · reaction · compatibility · matching · wristband
hematology
Science of blood disorders
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- crossmatchBlood compatibility verification
- ABORed cell antigen system
Rh factor · compatibility · typing · screening · anticoagulant · centrifuge · cryopreservation · hematocrit · coagulation · pathology
refrigeration
Heat removal for preservation
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
expiration · stockpile · shortage · supply · reserve · collection · preservation · temperature · monitoring · rotation
- charitiesRed Cross, homeless shelter, homeless shelters, Salvation Army, hospice care
- biobankscryobank
- health organizationshospital, clinic, WHO, CDC, NIH
- military medicinecombat medics, combat medic, field hospitals, army surgeon, combat medicine
- strategic reservesoil reserve, gold reserve, vaccine stockpile, water reserve, cash reserve
- bloodplasma, platelet, platelets, RBC, serum
blood banktrauma center
Critical injury treatment facility
operating room · emergency room · hospital · surgical unit · battlefield
bank, blood, bleed, bloody, banker, banking, bleeding, banks, bloodline