We provide links to non-Grifols Plasma websites as a courtesy; however, we cannot accept responsibility for the availability or the content of these websites. Please see our general conditions of use for more information. Continue to the external website » Return to the Grifols Plasma website ».
This is not a valid ZIP code. Find out what your donation experience will be like. Find out about the benefits of donating. Print page Send page to a friend. Anti-D Plasma Donation Program. How can I help save lives? Once you start producing anti-D antibodies, you can start donating plasma. What if I am not sure if I am Rh negative? Why should I participate in this program? How can I start helping? To support the needs of the region, Inova Blood Donor Services must collect units a day from generous blood, platelet, plasma and double red cell donors.
More information and statistics about Inova Blood Donor Services can be found at inovablood. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Red blood cell antibodies are sometimes produced by your body during pregnancy or as a result of a blood transfusion.
If you happen to have one of these antibodies, your blood may be helpful in blood typing tests which are necessary for the safety of blood transfusions and organ donations. These red cell antibodies are rare and each one is unique. In order to see if you qualify, we ask that you come to our centers and have a blood sample drawn so we can identify and measure your antibody.
If you do not live close to one of our centers, please contact us and we will work with you to have a sample drawn at a physician's office closer to you. If you qualify as a Red Cell Antibody donor, your blood will be used in production of blood typing materials, and you will earn compensation for each donation.
The Red Cell Antibody Program is a plasma program, and you can safely donate plasma twice a week if your antibody is needed. Rabies is a preventable virus that can be passed to humans by the bite of a rabid animal such as raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes.
The rabies virus infects the nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. While rabies is rare in the United States, worldwide it remains a significant health issue. To participate in our rabies program, you will receive the rabies vaccine to develop antibodies against rabies.
If your antibody levels are high enough after completion of the series then you may begin donating. You may have already received the rabies series if you have worked in a research laboratory, veterinary office, animal shelter or animal control. If your levels are still high you may begin donating or receive a booster shot from us. The antibodies you may develop from receiving the immunizations are used to produce the medicine, Rabies immune globulin. Rabies immune globulin is given to people at risk of rabies after an exposure to the rabies virus.
It provides these people with temporarily immunity by transferring the antibodies you developed. In order to see if you qualify, we ask that you come by our center to fill pout a questionnaire and have a sample of blood drawn. If you have had the Rabies series we will test your blood to see if it has an acceptable antibody level to participate.
0コメント