curious...how many units is one bag of blood?

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curious...how many units is one bag of blood?

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Specializes in Infusion.

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One unit is 450 ml

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:) thanks!

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

Depends on the product.

- PRBCS = 1 unit

- Granulocytes = 1 unit

- Platelet Pheresis = 1 unit

- Platelets random donor - 6-9 units, varies

- Cryoprecipitate = multiple units in a bag, marked on bag

ML Amounts in blood bags vary widely, even within each category.

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Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.

great question!:up: i remember asking that very same question as a student and the nurse i was shadowing looked at me as though i had two heads!:eek::o

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.
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One unit is 450 ml

I dont think I have ever got more than 350 out of a unit of PRBCs

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Specializes in Infusion.

Just saying a bag is a unit.

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.
Just saying a bag is a unit.

oh oh gotcha! and yes I agree haha

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One unit for us is 250...

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Specializes in Step-down, cardiac.

Wow, I'm so glad I read this thread! I always just assumed one bag = one unit; it's good to know that apparently it varies by product, and how much you actually get out of it is different too! I learn so much stuff on AllNurses that we would never cover in school, it is amazing!

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