Blood Products

Red Cells

The Blood Connection uses a collection system called TRIMA® to collect platelets, red cells and/or plasma all during one visit. The Blood Connection was the first blood center in South Carolina to use this leading edge equipment. Read more

Whole Blood

Each donation can save up to three lives. They may not know you by name, but they’ll always remember your gift. With only one hour of your time, you can give a lifetime. Read more

Platelets

Plateletpheresis (pronounced Plate-let-fer-E-sis) is the process of collecting platelets from a donor. Using a system the platelets are collected, and the plasma and red blood cells are returned to the donor. Read more

Plasma

Plasmapheresis is the process of collecting plasma from a donor. Using a system, the plasma is collected, and the platelets and red blood cells are returned to the donor. Read more

Blood Product Utilization

There are three main utilization categories for the products of blood donation:

1. Provided to healthcare partners locally and nationally for the treatment of patients
2. Provided to pharmaceutical derivative manufacturers for the preparation of blood-derived infusion products
3. Provided to blood reagent manufacturers for the preparation of blood typing reagents

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