Saint Petersburg donated equipment to the Donetsk Blood Transfusion Center

Donetsk, February 9 – Head of the Department of Blood Transfusion of the University, Chief Transfusion Specialist of the North-West Federal District, Dmitry Pevtsov said that the First Medical University of St. Petersburg provided the Donetsk Republican Blood Center with expensive equipment – sealants for polymer lines.

“From our institute to the blood center in Donetsk, we brought two home-made tampons – which is absolutely necessary in (blood) preparation, without which no support can now be provided in modern conditions. In order to carry out all operations in sterile conditions,” Pevtsov told reporters. technology like this.”

According to him, stoppers are necessary to close the tube at the time of blood donation, through which blood comes from the donor’s body.

“As a result, the blood does not come into contact with the external environment at all, neither when it is taken nor when it is transferred to the patient. This makes blood sampling very safe,” he explained.

Each device costs about 250 thousand rubles and is designed for several years of operation.

“The blood centers in Donetsk and Makievka are well equipped, but this equipment still needs to be upgraded,” Pevtsov explained.