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What you need to stop the bleed

An analyzer collects blood from Airman 1st Class Mason Amadio, 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron weapons systems controller, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 24, 2023. This machine separates red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma by centrifugation. Using sterile equipment, the technician directs the platelets into a collection bag while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor or discarded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

Airman 1st Class Mason Amadio, 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron weapons systems controller, holds a stress ball while donating platelets at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 24, 2023. Apheresis is a technology that separates red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma by centrifugation. Using sterile equipment, the technician directs the platelets into a collection bag while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor or discarded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

Staff Sgt. Season Bachman, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, transfers blood to a vial in the apheresis donation clinic, Jan. 24, 2023, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Platelets are used to control bleeding and are vital to surviving surgeries. They are one of the four major components necessary for successful treatment of combat casualties with massive hemorrhage on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

Staff Sgt. Season Bachman, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, puts a blood pressure cuff on Airman 1st Class Mason Amadio, 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron weapons systems controller, Jan. 24, 2023, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Apheresis is a technology that separates red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma by centrifugation. Using sterile equipment, the technician directs the platelets into a collection bag while the rest of the blood is returned to the donor or discarded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

Staff Sgt. Season Bachman (middle), 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, collects samples from a patient for pre-screening, Jan. 24, 2023, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Since platelets only last for 5-7 days, there is a continuous need for donors to participate in AUAB’s apheresis program. The platelets collected are shipped to two locations within the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

Staff Sgt. Season Bachman, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, puts a needle in the arm of Airman 1st Class Mason Amadio, 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron weapons systems controller, Jan. 24, 2023, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Platelets are used to control bleeding and are vital to surviving surgeries. They are one of the four major components necessary for successful treatment of combat casualties with massive hemorrhage on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

Staff Sgt. Season Bachman, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, puts a tourniquet on Airman 1st Class Mason Amadio, 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron weapons systems controller, prior to a platelet donation, Jan. 24, 2023, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Since platelets only last for 5-7 days, there is a continuous need for donors to participate in AUAB’s apheresis program. The platelets collected are shipped to two locations within the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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What you need to stop the bleed

A stress ball and blood collecting equipment rest on a table in the apheresis donation clinic, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 24, 2023. Since platelets only last for 5-7 days, there is a continuous need for donors to participate in AUAB’s apheresis program. The platelets collected are shipped to two locations within the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales)
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Al Udeid ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR

Blood is collected during apheresis at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 23, 2017. This collection will be used for a cold storage platelets shipment that increases the likelihood for the critical lifesaving component to be available for use across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
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Al Udeid ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR

Platelets are separated out and collected during apheresis at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 23, 2017. The platelets will be shipped to locations across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility using a cold storage platelets technique. This critical lifesaving technique is new to the AOR. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
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Al Udeid ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Byrd, non-commissioned officer of donor marketing assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Apheresis Element, runs a test to determine the blood type of a potential platelet donor in the lab at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 23, 2017. All blood samples collected from donors are thoroughly screened for safety and viability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
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Al Udeid ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR

Viles of blood collected during an apheresis donation await testing to be screened for viability at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 23, 2017. All blood samples collected from donors are thoroughly screened for safety and viability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
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Al Udeid ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman, Matthew Echeverria, collection planner assigned to the 609th Air Operations Center, donates blood platelets while Staff Sgt. Jose Perez, non-commissioned officer of testing assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Apheresis Element, monitors the donation process at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 23, 2017. This sample will be used as a part of a cold storage platelets shipment to many locations across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. CSP is a critical lifesaving technique used to store and ship platelets across the AOR. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
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