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Originally Posted by bbro
Clod - the blood does expire, I believe it is like 8 days for the red blood cells or something.
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Depends on the type of blood. Frozen packed cells can be kept for up to ten years, most is not, but it can be. FFP (plasma) for a year. Whole blood can be kept a long time as well but many important factors degrade over a short time, which is why whole blood is spun down and various components are removed for specific use.
Everything you always wanted to know about blood product administration but were afraid to ask:
http://www.aabb.org/Documents/About_...on/coi0702.pdf