America's Blood Centers
America's Blood Centers
America's Blood Centers (pronunciation: /əˈmɛrɪkəz blʌd ˈsɛntərz/) is a network of non-profit community blood centers located throughout North America. They are responsible for providing more than half of the United States, and a quarter of Canada's volunteer donor blood supply.
Etymology
The term America's Blood Centers is a combination of the words "America", referring to the continent where these centers are located, and "Blood Centers", which refers to the facilities where blood is collected, tested, processed, and distributed.
Related Terms
- Blood Donation: The process by which a person voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank or for transfusion to another person.
- Blood Bank: A place where blood is collected from donors, typed, separated into components, stored, and prepared for transfusion to recipients.
- Blood Transfusion: The process of receiving blood products into one's circulation intravenously.
- Non-profit Organization: An organization that uses its surplus revenues to further achieve its purpose or mission, rather than distributing its surplus income to the organization's directors as profit or dividends.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on America's Blood Centers
- Wikipedia's article - America's Blood Centers
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