Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood for surgeries, cancer treatments, childbirth, anemia, serious injuries, blood disorders, and more. Giving blood is crucial to saving lives and making sure blood is available for patients when it’s needed.
Read more »Giving = Living: Donations Needed During National Blood Donor Month
Best of 2022: Blood Bank & Clinical Lab
As we approach the end of 2022, the Helmer Scientific team looked back at our blogs from the past year and compiled a list of the top blood bank and clinical lab posts.
Popular topics included the importance of reliable temperature-controlled storage, how climate change impacts...
Read more »Staffing Challenges Emphasize Need for Reliable Cold Storage Equipment
The workforce shortage of clinical laboratory professionals is an issue that has developed over many years and continues to become more severe. There are several factors that have contributed to this crisis, including a high rate of retirements with not enough new medical...
Read more »2- to 3-Day Blood Supply Has Become the New Normal
For more than two years, the blood bank community has faced unprecedented challenges to the blood supply. Maintaining an adequate blood supply is not easy even during the best of times. Then COVID-19 disrupted collections throughout the pandemic, and staffing difficulties have...
Read more »Pass-Thru Refrigerators Support Efficient Lab and Blood Bank Workflows
Helmer Scientific recently announced the launch of our GX Solutions Pass-Thru Refrigerators. Our next generation pass-thru models join the GX Solutions family of environmentally conscious, sustainability focused medical-grade cold storage.
Read more »4 Important Considerations for Selecting Plasma Freezers
Plasma is the liquid component of the blood that transports blood cells throughout the body along with other vital substances, such as clotting proteins. Plasma is used to treat patients for a variety of medical reasons, including severe blood loss, liver disease, or cardiac...
Read more »Protecting Laboratory Media from Temperature Excursions
In the clinical laboratory, it’s important to safeguard sensitive media from temperature excursions. Temperature-controlled storage from 2-8°C is frequently required. Refrigerators used to store media should have tight temperature uniformity to reduce the risk of having to...
Read more »When Blood Products Are Scarce, It’s Essential to Protect Them
During the summer months, blood centers typically have lower inventories of blood products. Regular donors tend to be busy with vacations and summer activities. At the same time, the demand for blood is high when more people are active and the risk for accidents and trauma...
Read more »Clinical Labs Can Save Staff Time with the i.C3® Information Center
What drives decisions about a patient’s medical care? About two-thirds of the time, medical decisions are based on the results of laboratory tests. Therefore, test results must be accurate and timely.
Read more »Helmer Scientific Addresses Cold Storage Challenges in Clinical Lab
Last week, Helmer Scientific joined more than 18,000 clinical laboratory professionals at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo in Chicago. The meeting offered valuable opportunities to learn from expert speakers, attend educational sessions, network, and...
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