About the American Red Cross
This person founded the American Red Crosss on May 21, 1881
Who is Clara Barton?
These are held at different locations throughout the community.
What are mobile blood drives?
This component of blood sticks to the lining of blood vessels and helps stop bleeding.
What are platelets?
The universal red blood cell type
What is O- ?
Processes collected units so they are ready for transfusion
Manufacturing
The current American Red Cross President and CEO
Who is Clifford Holtz
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?
This is the liquid portion of blood
What is plasma?
The universal plasma type
What is AB+ ?
Recruits and schedules donors for blood drives
Tele-recruitment
These began in the year 1940
What is the the American Red Cross began collecting blood donations for patients?
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?
These give blood its distinctive color.
What are red blood cells or RBCs?
These account for 80% of the blood donations given to the American Red Cross
What are donations collected at mobile blood drives?
Distributes processed units ready for transfusion
Hospital Services
Examples include: Blood Donor, Hero Care, and First Aid
What are American Red Cross Apps
Senior Vice President of Donor Services, provides updates at monthly in service meetings for collections department.
Who is Paul Sullivan?
This happens every two seconds in the U.S.
What is someone needs blood?
This takes about 1 hour
How long does it take for whole blood donation?
Recruits organizations to host blood drives, book and support the drives and are accountable for goal
Donor Recruitment Department (DRD)
The five critical areas the ARC supports
What are Disaster Relief, Military and their Families, Blood Collection, Training, International Relief.
First Medical Director of the American Red Cross and father of modern blood banking
Who is Dr Charles Drew?
This was discovered between 1939 and 1940
What is the Rh blood factor discovered?
4.5 million of these occur each year
What is the number of blood donations?
Responsible for managing blood drive calendar, staffing and equipment/vehicle allocation
Acquisition Planning & Scheduling (AP&S)