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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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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, prepares Pfc. Zeon Battise, Guard Force, to donate platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Pfc. Zeon Battise, Guard Force, donates platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, prepares Spc. Samantha Criscio, Guard Force, to give platelets at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, uses a hemosealer to seal blood bag tubing attached to a platelet donor at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, blood is drawn using an apheresis machine which separates and returns the unused portions of blood to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, sets up an apheresis machine at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detatchment medical laboratory technician, sets up an apheresis machine at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life saving blood component, apherisis machines are used to draw blood and return the unused portions to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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