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The blood stock has to be replaced regularly to keep a current supply of fresh blood and blood products. Blood products are refrigerated and all have a different shelf-life.

  • Red blood cells have a shelf life of forty-two days.
  • Plateles have a shelf life of five days
  • Fresh Frozen Plasma have a shelf life one year.
  • Cryoprecipitate have shelf life of one year.
  • And Frozen Plasma have a shelf life of four years.
 
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