Canadian Blood Services - Blood Collection Services Offered

Blood Collection Services Offered

Canadian Blood Services collection services vary across Canada but typical services include: whole blood collection, plasmapheresis, plateletpheresis, and stem cell and bone marrow collection and matching.

Whole blood collection is the shortest process of those listed above and at over 850,000 units collected per year, is the primary blood collection service offered by Canadian Blood Services. Approximately 450 mL (1 pint) of blood is collected during a blood donation.

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