15 11, 2019

Are the responses kept confidential?

2020-05-03T20:27:21-05:00November 15th, 2019||

Yes, the only personal information printed on your donor receipt is your name. In addition, Donor QuickPass™ is designed to timeout after a period of inactivity so no one can access your confidential health history responses.

15 11, 2019

How does it work?

2020-05-03T20:24:49-05:00November 15th, 2019||

You can access Donor QuickPass™ from RRVBC.org on the day of your donation. Using this web-based format – accessible from any computer with internet access – you are able to answer health history questions confidentially, print out a bar-coded receipt that contains your hidden responses, and bring it with you to [...]

15 11, 2019

What is Donor QuickPass™?

2020-04-29T19:16:28-05:00November 15th, 2019||

Rock River Valley Blood Center’s Donor QuickPass™ is a web-based, computer-assisted self-interview program that allows blood donors like you to answer required health history questions independently, in a private setting at a time that’s convenient for you.

29 08, 2017

What is blood?

2020-05-06T17:48:00-05:00August 29th, 2017||

Blood is a living tissue composed of blood cells suspended in plasma. The cellular elements, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets – make up about 45% of the volume of whole blood. Plasma, which is 92% water, makes up the remaining 55%.

29 08, 2017

What does blood do?

2020-05-06T17:48:14-05:00August 29th, 2017||

The average adult has 8 – 12 pints of blood traveling all over his or her body through the heart, lungs, arteries, veins and capillaries. Blood is an essential part of our bodies that transports oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic waste. In addition to all that, blood performs these functions: Replenishes oxygen [...]

29 08, 2017

How is blood used?

2021-12-05T08:03:07-06:00August 29th, 2017||

Blood and its components have many uses. Hospitals typically stock all types of red cells and some platelets and plasma. Hospitals order additional products as needed to meet patient needs. RRVBC is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to fill orders. Red cells can be used for 42 [...]

29 08, 2017

30 Fascinating Blood Facts

2023-03-15T16:15:42-05:00August 29th, 2017||

01. Anyone in good health, at least 17 years old (or 16 years old with parental consent – click here for consent form), and at least 110 pounds may donate whole blood every 56 days. 02. 4.5 million American lives are saved each year by blood transfusions. 03. 40,000 pints of [...]

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