Volunteer Training Double Red Cell Donation COL-COPY (AA) This training material is a template which Blood centers can use to help draft their training material.

2  What a double red cell blood donation IS and IS NOT  Why double red cell donation is important to our blood center, Patients and Donors Why some types are more important for double red cell blood donation  Donating double red cells Benefits to Donors  Donor Conversion Who do you ask How do you ask Agenda

3  Two Units of RBCs collected from one donor (one needle, one arm)  Donors keep their own platelets and plasma and get additional saline compensation to make up for blood volume loss  Millions of these procedures have been performed to date  Safe, effective and efficient  A double red cell donation is actually less total volume blood loss than a whole blood donation. Double Red Cell Donations 2RBC Donation Red Cells Only Volume 400ml Saline Return 500ml (approximately 12 oz) Whole Blood Donation Red Cells, Plasma & Platelets Volume 500ml Saline Return N/A (approximately 16 oz)

4 A Less Safe Way to Donate Blood Double Red Cell blood donation uses a “closed environment” and a donors blood does not come in contact with a previous donors blood or is it exposed to the external environment. The “kit” is packaged sterile and is disposed of after each donation. Haemonetics double red cell kit What a Double Red Cell Donation is NOT…

5 Why Double Red Cells are important to our patients… Hospitals transfuse red cells more than any other blood component:  About 65% of all transfusions are red cell transfusions. Red Cells uses? Trauma and Surgery Our blood center only collects the following types of blood for “Double” Red Cell Donation: O+, O-, A- and B-

6 Double Red Cell Devices Haemonetics – MCS/8150 Our blood center uses the Haemonetics MCS/8150 automated red cell device to collect double red cell blood donations. Some blood centers refer to double red cell donation as red cell apheresis.

7 Double Red Donation – Blood Donor Benefits Life saving impact with their donation Smaller Needle Convenience Time saving in the long run (Donate every 112 days instead of 56) Less Total Volume Loss Approximately 12oz. vs. 16oz.

8 Educate the Donor… Volunteer 3 Step Flow Chart… Step 1:Greet the donor and ask if they know their blood type: Is the donor one of the four blood types (O+, O-, A-, B-) that our blood center is asking for double red cells donations? No:Thank them for donating today. Yes:Continue to Step 2. Step 2:If the donor is one of the four blood types: Ask them to donate red cells Hand them the flyer “Please consider donating Double Red Cells today.” Step 3:If they have additional questions, please let the donor know that the health historian will answer them.

9 Who can donate 2RBC’s? MALE (minimum criteria) SWeight: 130 lbs. SHeight: 5’ 1” FEMALE (minimum criteria) SWeight: 150 lbs. SHeight: 5’ 3”* How to present to women: “The criteria for red cell donation is a height of 5’3” and a weight of 150 pounds. If you meet that criteria, will you consider donating red cells today?” Criteria for men is different: Because men carry more muscle mass and have a have a higher total blood volume, the criteria is different then for a woman who might weigh the same. *According to L.1 software standards on the MCS+ 8150

10 Different ways to ask… COMMON APPROACH  Want to Give Doubles?  You don’t have time to do doubles today, do you? BETTER APPROACH Hospitals/Patients have a real need for your type of blood. Can you help out our Hospitals and Patients by donating red cells today? I’d like to offer you another option for your donation based on your special blood type. Would you be interested in making the most of your blood donation? SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

11  The blood center needs help converting at least the first double red cell donor(s) of the drive.  Having someone donate double red cells as soon as the drive begins jump starts collections for the rest of the day.  The majority of people who donate want to help. Most of them will say yes to double red cell donation if asked.  To have a successful double red cell program you need to ask people to participate and the way you ask is very important.  It takes longer for a double red cell donation so it is important to prepare the donor for that extra time. Conclusion