Whole blood is human blood from a standard blood donation.  The blood is typically combined with an anticoagulant during the collection process, but is generally otherwise unprocessed; whole blood can be separated into red blood cells, platelets, and plasma.

HemaCare provides:

• Non-leukocyte reduced
• Leukocyte-reduced

HemaCare has the capability to prepare and provide whole blood according to your specifications:

• Specialized research donor subject recruitment
• Customized collections

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Packaging and shipping specifications play an important role in maintaining the quality of your product.  We package and ship all products to your specifications.

 

Whole blood is typically packaged and shipped overnight on the day of collection.  Unless instructed otherwise, platelets are packaged to maintain a temperature between 1 and 10°C during shipment.

 

Temperature monitoring data tracking devices are available for use at your request.