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The American Red Cross Biomedical Services offers a comprehensive suite of blood products and services to help with the treatment of patients in need.

Blood Products

 

Reference Testing

 

Clinical Services

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  • Therapeutic apheresis*
  • Perioperative autologous cell salvage*
  • HPC harvesting, freezing and storage*
  • Therapeutic phlebotomy
  • Autologous collections
  • Directed donor collections
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* Available services may vary by region


 

View the Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood and Blood Components »


 

Educational Resources

  • Transfusion Medicine
    In the Practice Guidelines for Blood Transfusion – 2nd edition, download pdf Red Cross Medical Directors offer an updated compilation of peer-reviewed literature covering the utilization of red blood cells, platelets, plasma, and cryoprecipitated-AHF, as well as the role of transfusion committees and the side effects and hazards of blood transfusion.
  • Blood Banking
    • The American Red Cross publishes the Immunohematology Journal.
    • Our quarterly newsletter, PLUS, is an educational resource for hospitals published by Red Cross Blood Services
    • Arm to Arm download pdfis a publication with answers to commonly asked questions about blood and blood banking.
  • Reimbursement
    The Red Cross offers hospitals tools and resources to navigate the complex coding and billing issues related to reimbursement for blood products and related services. Go to Red Cross Reimbursement Resources »