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What happens to donated blood?
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second area of testing is to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases;
tests for exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, AIDS, HTLV-I/II, Chagas
and syphilis are run on each donation. After all component preparation
and testing of donor blood is complete, the various products are available
for patients in need. Any unit testing positive for any infectious disease
is discarded, and the donor notified for possible further evaluation by
a personal physician.
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Before any blood products can be transfused,
a sample of blood collected from the donor must be tested. The first area
of testing relates to determining the ABO group and the Rh type of the
donor's blood.