plasma donation crossword
Across
- 5. squeezing hand in an upwards fist position
- 6. An important mineral the body needs to make hemoglobin
- 8. the action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid
- 11. a high concentration of lipids (or fats) in the blood
- 12. what's the first thing that paramedics check?
- 13. PRESSURE, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the force and rate of the heartbeat and the diameter and elasticity of the arterial walls
- 15. a covering made of fiber or gauze and fitting over the nose and mouth to protect against dust or air pollutants, or made of sterile gauze and worn to prevent infection of the wearer
- 18. a substance which the body needs and which is found in meat, eggs, and milk
- 19. fluid that keeps your blood from clotting during the donation process
- 20. the cycle when machine pulls blood out of the vein and separated plasma from the cells
- 21. what you should be drinking every day to stay hydrated
- 22. a solution of salt in water
- 23. happens when your body doesn't have as much water as it needs
Down
- 1. used to help your blood flow during donation process; connected to the machine
- 2. people performing venipuncture
- 3. the cycle when the machine sends blood(cells) back to the vein
- 4. used to scrub the arm for 30 secs before venipuncture
- 7. COAT, white protective-worn by workers in a laboratory.
- 9. the degree of internal heat of a person's body
- 10. carries water, salts and enzymes
- 14. when a donor is not eligible to donate at that point in time
- 16. is the collection of blood from a vein
- 17. side affect from fluids or donation process
- 20. blood is drawn from your body and processed through a machine that separates and collects the plasma