About the American Red Cross
Biomedical Services
Blood Facts
Donation Facts
Name that Department
100

This person founded the American Red Crosss on May 21, 1881

Who is Clara Barton?

100

These are held at different locations throughout the community.

What are mobile blood drives?

100

This component of blood sticks to the lining of blood vessels and helps stop bleeding.

What are platelets?

100

The universal red blood cell type

What is O- ?

100

Processes collected units so they are ready for transfusion

Manufacturing

200

The current American Red Cross President and CEO

Who is Clifford Holtz 

200

500  of these happen across the U.S. each day

What is the number of blood drives that the American Red Cross holds every day?

200

This is the liquid portion of blood

What is plasma?

200

The universal plasma type

What is AB+ ?

200

Recruits and schedules donors for blood drives

Tele-recruitment

300

These began in the year 1940

What is the  the American Red Cross began collecting blood donations for patients?

300

Be the preferred provider of lifesaving blood products and services to partner hospitals and their patients through the exceptional engagement of donors, sponsors, employees and volunteers

What is Biomedical Services vision statement?

300

These give blood its distinctive color.

What are red blood cells or RBCs?

300

These account for 80% of the blood donations given to the American Red Cross

What are donations collected at mobile blood drives?

300

Distributes processed units ready for transfusion

Hospital Services

400

Examples include: Blood Donor, Hero Care, and First Aid

What are American Red Cross Apps

400

Senior Vice President of Donor Services, provides updates at monthly in service meetings for collections department.

Who is Paul Sullivan?

400

This happens every two seconds in the U.S.

What is someone needs blood?

400

This takes about 1 hour

How long does it take for whole blood donation?

400

Recruits organizations to host blood drives, book and support the drives and are accountable for goal

Donor Recruitment Department (DRD)

500

The five critical areas the ARC supports

What are Disaster Relief, Military and their Families, Blood Collection, Training, International Relief.

500

First Medical Director of the American Red Cross and father of modern blood banking

Who is Dr Charles Drew?

500

This was discovered between 1939 and 1940

What is the Rh blood factor discovered?

500

4.5 million of these occur each year

What is the number of blood donations?

500

Responsible for managing blood drive calendar, staffing and equipment/vehicle allocation 

Acquisition Planning & Scheduling (AP&S)

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