Fact sheets

Fact sheet: I need to know if people who have had

cancer can still donate blood?

We created iTransfuse Fact sheets to provide basic information about blood, blood components, transfusion and related concepts. These are produced fortnightly so new sheets are constantly added.

The current collection can be downloaded individually from the document library below, or viewed as an online flip book.

If you have any suggestions for topics, or any feedback on the iTransfuse fact sheets, please email iTransfuse@redcrossblood.org.au

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Our Fact sheets Library

We've reorganised our fact sheets into topic groups, to make them easier to find.

► Whole blood and red cells

► Plasma and Platelets

► Testing and safety

► All about donors and donation

► Patients and recipients

► Processing - behind the scenes

► Transplantation

► Special editions

 

Whole Blood and Red Cells

I need to know about ABO [Vol 1, No 1] 16 KB

Who gets transfused Red cells? Bloodhound on the trail! [Vol 2, No 1] 441 KB

I need to know about D [Vol 2, No 9] 137 KB

I need to know about Cross matching [Vol 2, No 10] 370 KB

Why is whole blood split in three ways? [Vol 2, No 4] 341 KB

Hot Topic - The age of red cells [Vol 3, No 10] 192 KB

I need to know what's in a bag of blood [Vol 3, No 9] 232 KB

Plasma and Platelets

I need to know about Fresh frozen plasma [Vol 1, No 3] 151 KB

I need to know about Plasma fractionation [Vol 1, No 11] 909 KB

Why does the Blood Service make three different plasma components? [Vol 2, No 8] 140 KB

What does plasma get used for? [poster] 160 KB

I need to know about Clotting factors [Vol 2, No 5] 851 KB

I need to know about Immunoglobulin infusions [Vol 1, No 10] 694 KB

What is RhD immunoglobulin used for? [Vol 2, No 6] 444 KB

I need to know about Cryodepleted plasma and TTP [Vol 2, No 7] 543 KB

I need to know about Platelets [Vol 1, No 4] 904 KB

I need to know about Cryoprecipitate [Vol 2, No 2] 451 KB

Testing and Safety

I need to know about Bacteria in blood [Vol 1, No 5] 214 KB

I need to know about HIV testing [Vol 1, No 7] 877 KB

I need to know about haemovigilance and patient safety [Vol 3, No 6] 191 KB

I need to know about the Bombay blood type [Vol 2, No 11] 216 KB

I need to know about DNA [Vol 3, No 1] 770 KB

I need to know about Irradiation [Vol 1, No 8] 203 KB

I need to know about TRALI [Vol 1, No 9] 307 KB

Far North Queensland: The Dengue District [Vol 1, No 2] 502 KB

The Flu and You [Vol 2, No 3] 702 KB

All About Donors and Donation

I need to know about donor selection [Vol 1, No 6] 324 KB

I need to know about donor selection [Vol 3, No 2] 850 KB

Tell me more about donor selection [Vol 3, No 3] 576 KB

I need to know if people who have had cancer can still donate? [Vol 3, No 4] 1 MB

I need to know about haemoglobin and iron [Vol 3, No 7] 1 MB

I need to know why blood stocks are sometimes low [Vol 3, No 8] 476 KB

I need to know about Haemochromatosis [Vol 2, No 12] 766 KB

I need to know about Therapeutic Donations [Vol 2, No 13] 284 KB

I need to know about iron deficiency anaemia [Vol 2, No 14] 163 KB

Patients and Recipients

I need to know about thalassaemia [Vol 2, No 15] 159 KB

What happens when I receive a blood transfusion [Vol 4, No 1] 211 KB

What happens if I need a blood transfusion [ Vol 4, No 2] 166 KB

Processing - Behind The Scenes

What happens to a whole blood donation? [poster] 2.3 MB

What happens to a apheresis donation [poster] 391 KB

Unlocking the mystery of donation testing [Vol 3, No 12] 118 KB

Transplantation

iTransplant: I need to know about Bone marrow and Cord blood [Vol 1, No 1] 1.25 MB

iTransplant: I need to know about Cord blood transplants [Vol 2, No 1] 177 KB

iTransplant: I need to know about HLA-matched platelets [Vol 2, No 2] 928 KB

iTransplant: I need to know about HLA [Vol 3, No 1] 239.31 KB

iTransplant: I need to know about tissue typing [Vol 3, No 2] 419.24 KB

Special Editions

 iTransfuse Christmas 2010 special – I need to know if Rudolph can donate 811

iTransfuse Christmas 2011 special - What could I possibly need to know about woolly mammoths' blood? 462 KB