Calling Blood Type AB Donors

American Red Cross, New York-Penn Blood Services ^ | New York-Penn Blood Services

[Winged Hussar]

Calling Blood Type AB Donors

We have received an urgent request from the United States Department of Defense for type AB plasma. We will be shipping them 100 units a week thru mid-August. We ask for your help at this time. As a blood type AB donor, the plasma in your body is universal – it can go to anyone of any blood type. Who uses plasma? Burn patients, trauma patients, even our troops wounded in battle. Type AB is also rare. Only 4% of the population is type AB, so you can imagine how in-demand your plasma must be. You can give just your AB plasma through a special type of blood donation called apheresis. Donations can be made at a local American Red Cross donation center near you. One donation can give enough for up to four patient doses. You would have to donate whole blood up to four times to equal the same number of patient doses as one apheresis plasma donation.

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[ThisLittleLightofMine]

>...I often heard that Red Cross makes big bucks off of donated blood/plasma.<

So what does that matter if it saves lives? Are you saying you want your cut?
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I think you need to look at the larger picture. Although I am not sure I would not donate based on how much American Red Cross makes.....I think they should fully disclose that they do indeed sell and profit from donated blood/plasma. In addition to this....when you donate your blood who exactly is receiving it?