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A few days ago at work i was dispensing a unit of PRBC to a nurse. She noticed that the unit was slightly darker than other units. She asked me why this was, and i did not know the answer.

 

So my question is, why is some units of PRBC bright red and others more darker?

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comment_52594

That was my thought Scott. Oxygenation levels vary from one person to another.

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comment_52963

sometimes if the donor is a smoker they have enough carbon monoxide in their blood to make it look brighter red--or so I've been told.

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