Blood Centre

What it is: Padded beds, reclining chairs and side tables on which blood donors sit or lie during donation.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre and at blood donation camps so donors are comfortable and safe while blood is being collected.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Options include fixed couches, adjustable reclining chairs and folding models for outdoor camps.

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What it is: A pair of basic examination tools: a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure and a stethoscope for listening to body sounds.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to check blood pressure and pulse of donors during screening before donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between aneroid and digital BP apparatus and between stethoscope types.

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What it is: Simple, comfortable beds where blood donors lie down and rest after giving blood.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre so donors can recover, have refreshments and be watched for dizziness or fainting before leaving.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between fixed and adjustable beds, with or without side rails.

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What it is: A refrigerator that stores blood units at a steady 2-6 °C, with a digital thermometer, temperature recorder (thermograph) and alarm.

How it is used: Used in blood centres and hospital blood storage areas to keep blood units safe until they are used for transfusion.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Refrigerators come in different capacities and with or without backup and remote alarm features.

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What it is: A weighing scale on which blood donors stand to record body weight.

How it is used: Used at donor registration in the blood centre or camp to check that the donor is eligible to give blood.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between mechanical and digital scales, with or without a height measure.

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What it is: A scale for weighing blood bags and blood components.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to check the volume of collected blood and to balance bags before centrifuging.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Choices include simple digital scales and collection monitors that also mix the bag during donation.

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What it is: A blue solution of fixed density (specific gravity 1.053) used for a simple drop test to screen haemoglobin level.

How it is used: Used in blood donation camps and blood centres to quickly check whether a donor's haemoglobin is high enough to donate.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Supplied as ready-made solution or concentrate in different volumes.

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What it is: Sterile lancets are small single-use blades for pricking a fingertip to get a drop of blood. Alcohol swabs are pads used to clean the skin first.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for finger-prick tests on donors, such as haemoglobin checks before donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between manual lancets and safety lancets that retract after use.

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What it is: Thin glass tubes that draw up small amounts of blood by capillary action, used with rubber bulbs that help draw or release the liquid.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for small blood samples, such as for haemoglobin checks or tests on donors.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between plain and heparin-coated tubes and between different lengths.

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What it is: A Sahli's haemoglobinometer is a simple manual kit that estimates haemoglobin by matching the colour of treated blood with a standard.

How it is used: In a blood centre it can be used to check donors' haemoglobin before blood donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between Sahli's manual kits and other colour-based methods.

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What it is: Thermometers designed to measure human body temperature, typically placed in the mouth or under the arm.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to check donors' body temperature as part of routine screening before donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between digital stick thermometers and non-contact infrared thermometers.

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What it is: A clock with a second hand together with a stopwatch, which starts and stops at the press of a button to measure short time periods.

How it is used: Used to time laboratory tests precisely, such as clotting time, bleeding time and reaction times during blood grouping and other procedures.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between analog and digital stopwatches and wall or bench clocks.

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What it is: Sterile, single-use plastic bags for collecting and storing donated blood. They come pre-filled with an anticoagulant solution and may be linked to extra bags in a closed system.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to collect blood from donors and, with linked bags, to separate it into red cells, plasma and platelets without opening the system.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose single, double, triple or quadruple bag sets and the type of anticoagulant solution.

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What it is: Solutions such as SAGM (saline, adenine, glucose, mannitol) added to separated red blood cells to keep them in good condition during storage.

How it is used: Used in blood centres when preparing red cell components so they can be stored for longer before transfusion.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Usually supplied pre-filled within multi-bag blood collection systems, or as separate solutions.

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What it is: A medical oxygen cylinder supplied with a pressure gauge, a regulator to control flow and a face mask for the patient.

How it is used: Kept in the blood centre to give oxygen to donors who feel faint or unwell during or after donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Options include cylinder size and mask type for adults or children.

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What it is: Intravenous (IV) fluids along with syringes, needles and IV giving sets.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to manage donor reactions and for general patient care.

Used in: Blood Centre

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What it is: A stock of emergency medicines such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, mephentermine, steroids, metoclopramide and aspirin.

How it is used: Kept in the blood centre to manage donor reactions or emergencies under medical supervision.

Used in: Blood Centre

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What it is: A group of items including blankets, emesis (vomit) basins and small instruments such as haemostats, clamps and sponge forceps.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to keep donors comfortable and to handle bag tubing and minor needs during donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

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What it is: Containers with lids for holding dressings and solutions, along with waste cans.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre and wards to store cotton, gauze and antiseptic solutions and to collect waste.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between stainless steel and plastic.

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What it is: A sealed chamber that sterilises items using steam under pressure, fitted with temperature and pressure indicators.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to sterilise reusable items and to make used blood bags and lab waste safe before disposal.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Variants include vertical and horizontal models of different chamber sizes.

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What it is: A furnace that burns waste at high temperature, reducing it to ash.

How it is used: Used for disposing of certain biomedical waste; many hospitals instead use a common treatment facility, so current local practice should be checked.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by capacity and fuel type.

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What it is: A diesel or gas engine-driven machine that produces electricity when mains power fails.

How it is used: Used to keep the blood centre, refrigerators and other critical hospital services running during power cuts.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by power capacity, fuel type and automatic or manual changeover.

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What it is: This is a refrigerator that keeps contents at about 4 to 6 °C, used for storing laboratory reagents.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used to store testing reagents and kits at the correct temperature so they stay usable.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose capacity and single- or double-door models.

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What it is: A standard light microscope that uses two sets of lenses (eyepiece and objective) to magnify very small objects on a glass slide.

How it is used: Blood centres and Community Medicine labs use it to look at blood smears and other samples, for example for blood cell checks or parasites.

Used in: Blood Centre, Community Medicine

Options: Common choices are monocular (one eyepiece) or binocular (two eyepieces) and LED or halogen lighting.

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What it is: A compact centrifuge that fits on a laboratory bench. It spins sample tubes to separate cells from liquid.

How it is used: Used for routine work such as separating serum or plasma for blood grouping, cross-matching and other blood tests.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by number of tubes, speed range, timer, and refrigerated or non-refrigerated models.

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What it is: An electrically heated water tank that holds temperatures from body temperature up to 56 °C, controlled by a thermostat.

How it is used: Used to warm blood samples and reagents for blood grouping and compatibility tests, and to heat-inactivate serum when needed.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by tank capacity, digital or analog control and rack accessories.

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What it is: A small illuminated box with a slightly warmed glass surface on which blood grouping tests are read.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre and lab to view slide or tile tests for blood group and Rh type more clearly.

Used in: Blood Centre

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What it is: An incubator fitted with a thermostat, a device that automatically keeps the chamber at the chosen temperature.

How it is used: Used to warm blood samples and test tubes at a fixed temperature during blood grouping, antibody screening and cross-matching tests.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by chamber size, temperature range and digital or analog controls.

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What it is: A mechanical shaker that moves a test card or slide in a steady circular motion for a set time.

How it is used: Used for syphilis screening tests such as VDRL or RPR, where serum and test reagent must be mixed evenly so the result can be read clearly.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by speed control, timer, and platform size.

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What it is: A small handheld magnifying glass that makes objects look larger, used for quick close-up checks without needing a microscope.

How it is used: Blood centre staff use it for closer visual checks, for example when reading clumping (agglutination) in blood grouping tests.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between plain and illuminated lenses and different magnifications.

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What it is: Serological pipettes are long, marked pipettes for measuring millilitre volumes. Pasteur pipettes are simple droppers for transferring small amounts of liquid.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for blood grouping, cross-matching and handling serum and reagents.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between glass and disposable plastic pipettes, and between sterile and non-sterile packs.

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What it is: Glass slides are thin, flat rectangles of glass. Samples such as blood smears are spread on them for examination under a microscope.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for blood grouping tests, blood smears and other slide-based checks.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between plain and frosted-end slides and between ground and cut edges.

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What it is: Test tubes are small glass or plastic tubes for tests. U or V microplates are plastic plates with many small round- or cone-bottomed wells.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for blood grouping and cross-matching tests, where plates allow many samples to be tested together.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between tube methods and microplate methods, and between U-bottom and V-bottom wells.

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What it is: Precipitating tubes are narrow glass tubes used for tests where a visible solid or cloudiness forms. Beakers are wide containers for mixing and holding liquids.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for serology tests and for preparing and holding reagents during routine lab work.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between glass and plastic items and between different tube and beaker sizes.

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What it is: Stands made of plastic or metal, with holes or slots that hold test tubes upright, safe and in order.

How it is used: In a blood centre they hold sample and reagent tubes during blood grouping, cross-matching and other tests.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between plastic, metal and wire racks, and by tube size and number of places.

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What it is: A small timer that counts down a set time and gives an alarm when the time is up.

How it is used: Used to time laboratory steps accurately, such as incubation, centrifuging or reading test results at the correct moment.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between mechanical and digital timers, and single or multi-channel models.

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What it is: Equipment used to clean laboratory glassware, ranging from washing sinks and brushes to automatic glassware washing machines and drying racks.

How it is used: Used to wash, rinse and dry test tubes, pipettes and other reusable glassware so they are clean and free of residue before reuse.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between manual washing setups and automatic washing machines, and by load capacity.

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What it is: Insulated boxes that keep blood bags cool within a set temperature range while they are moved from one place to another.

How it is used: Used to carry blood units from the blood centre to wards, operation theatres or other hospitals, and from donation camps back to the centre.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Variants differ in size, use of ice or cool packs, and whether a temperature display is built in.

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What it is: Soft plastic squeeze bottles with a narrow spout. They release a controlled stream of water or other liquid.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used to rinse glassware, slides and work surfaces, and to add saline or water during tests.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by size and between bottles labelled for water, saline, alcohol or other liquids.

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What it is: Filter paper is a porous paper that lets liquid pass through while holding back solid particles.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used for filtering reagents and solutions and for blotting during routine lab work.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between grades of different pore size and between precut circles and sheets.

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What it is: A device that seals blood bag tubing using high-frequency energy, creating a firm closure without metal clips.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to seal tubing during blood collection, component separation and sample segment preparation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Options include bench-top and portable hand-held types.

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What it is: Small vials for collecting blood. Plain vials let blood clot to give serum, while EDTA vials contain an anticoagulant that stops blood clotting.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used to collect donor and patient samples for blood grouping, cross-matching and screening tests.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between glass and plastic vials and between sizes and cap types.

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What it is: A laboratory balance used to weigh chemicals and small samples. Traditional models are two-pan beam balances used with a set of standard weights; newer models are electronic.

How it is used: Used to weigh chemicals and samples when preparing reagents and solutions, and for weighing specimens during practical work and routine laboratory procedures.

Used in: Blood Centre, Forensic Medicine

Options: Buyers choose between a traditional two-pan beam balance with weights and an electronic single-pan balance.

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What it is: A complete ELISA work set: a plate reader with printer, a plate washer and micropipettes for adding small liquid volumes. A CLIA or ELFA analyser, which are automated immunoassay systems, may be used instead.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used to screen donated blood for infections such as HIV and hepatitis before the blood is issued to patients.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between a manual ELISA set-up and an automated CLIA or ELFA analyser, depending on workload.

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What it is: A unit that cools the air and controls room temperature and humidity.

How it is used: Used to keep blood centre rooms, labs and equipment areas at a steady temperature for staff comfort and equipment working.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between split, window, cassette and ducted units, and by cooling capacity.

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What it is: A work bench enclosed by a hood that supplies HEPA-filtered clean air across the work area, keeping it free of airborne contamination.

How it is used: Used to handle blood components and reagents under clean conditions, for example when opening or preparing items that must stay sterile.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between horizontal and vertical airflow, working width and UV lamp option.

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What it is: A centrifuge with a built-in cooling system that keeps samples at a set low temperature while they are being spun.

How it is used: Used to separate donated whole blood into components such as red cells, plasma and platelets while keeping them cool, or to process other temperature-sensitive samples.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose by capacity (number and size of tubes or blood bags), temperature range, speed and rotor type.

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What it is: Equipment used after blood is spun in a centrifuge. An expresser presses the bag to move plasma into a linked bag, and a tube sealer heat-seals the connecting tubing.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre component lab to separate donated blood into plasma, red cells and platelets while keeping the bag system closed.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between manual expressers, automated component extractors, and single or multi-head tube sealers.

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What it is: Tools used to close blood bag tubing, either with a hand clipper and metal clips or with a dielectric (heat) sealer.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to seal tubing after blood collection and during component separation to keep bags closed and clean.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between manual clip sealing and dielectric sealers, which can be bench or portable.

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What it is: A scale used to measure the weight of a person or item, usually in digital or mechanical form.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to check donor weight during screening, and in some cases to weigh blood bags during collection.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Options include personal weighing scales and blood bag weighing devices.

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What it is: Dry rubber balancing material is used to make up weight in centrifuge cups. This keeps the centrifuge evenly balanced when spinning blood bags.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used when separating donated blood into components, such as plasma and red cells, in a refrigerated centrifuge.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between rubber discs, pads and balancing weights in different sizes.

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What it is: Artery forceps are locking clamps that grip blood vessels or tubing; surgical scissors cut tissue, sutures or materials.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to clamp blood bag tubing and for minor procedures related to blood collection.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Options include straight or curved forceps and different lengths and scissor types.

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What it is: This is a refrigerator that keeps contents at about 2 to 6 °C and includes a temperature recorder (thermograph) and an alarm.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used to store blood units at a controlled temperature, with records and alarms to show any temperature change.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose capacity and the type of temperature recorder, such as chart or digital.

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What it is: A cabinet that keeps platelet bags at a controlled room temperature while gently and continuously moving them.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to store platelet concentrates, which need constant gentle motion and controlled temperature until they are issued.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Variants differ in capacity, flat-bed or rotating motion, and whether the incubator is combined or separate.

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What it is: This is a deep freezer or rapid-freezing unit that keeps contents at about −30 to −40 °C.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used to freeze and store blood components such as plasma until they are needed.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between chest and upright models and storage capacity.

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What it is: This is an ultra-low temperature freezer that keeps contents at about −75 to −80 °C.

How it is used: In a blood centre it is used for long-term storage of certain blood components and samples that need very low temperatures.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between chest and upright models and storage capacity.

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What it is: A temperature-controlled water bath used to thaw frozen plasma bags safely before they are issued.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre to thaw fresh frozen plasma evenly and at a controlled temperature before it is sent for transfusion.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Variants differ in the number of bags held, dry or wet thawing, and agitation features.

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What it is: A low-temperature bath filled with a cold liquid that rapidly freezes plasma bags placed in it.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to quickly freeze fresh plasma and to prepare components such as cryoprecipitate.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Units vary in capacity, temperature range and cooling method.

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What it is: These are insulated boxes or carriers used with cooling packs to keep contents at a controlled temperature during transport.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used to move blood and blood components safely to wards, operation theatres or other hospitals.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose the container size and type of cooling packs.

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What it is: A machine that takes blood from a donor, separates out a specific part such as platelets or plasma, and returns the rest.

How it is used: Used in blood centres to collect specific blood components from donors and for some patient treatment procedures.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Machines differ by the procedures they support and by continuous or intermittent flow designs.

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What it is: A device for measuring blood pressure, consisting of an inflatable arm cuff and a gauge or display that shows the pressure reading.

How it is used: Used in clinics, blood donation areas and community health work to measure blood pressure, and taught to students as a basic clinical skill.

Used in: Anaesthesiology, Blood Centre, Community Medicine

Options: Buyers choose between mercury-free aneroid (dial) models and digital automatic models.

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What it is: A listening instrument with a chest piece, tubing and earpieces, used to hear sounds from the heart, lungs and abdomen.

How it is used: Used in clinical examination across departments to listen to heart, lung and bowel sounds, and taught to students from physiology practicals onwards.

Used in: Blood Centre, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, OPD — common items, Physiology

Options: Buyers choose between single-head and dual-head types, and adult, paediatric or electronic models.

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What it is: Weighing devices used in a blood centre, either to weigh blood donors or to weigh blood bags during and after collection.

How it is used: Used to check that donors meet weight criteria before donation and to make sure each bag collects the correct volume of blood.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Choices include separate donor scales and bag scales, or digital collection monitors that weigh and mix the bag.

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What it is: A hand-held tool that squeezes blood bag tubing to push the blood in the tube back into the bag or along the line.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre after collection to mix the tubing contents with the bag and to prepare segments for testing.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between simple hand-held strippers and bench-mounted roller types.

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What it is: Mattresses, bed sheets, pillows and pillow covers for beds and couches.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre for donor couches and recovery beds, and across wards.

Used in: Blood Centre

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What it is: Methods to check a person's haemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein in blood) before donation, such as a portable meter or the copper sulphate drop test.

How it is used: Used at the blood centre and donation camps to screen donors quickly and confirm they are fit to give blood.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between portable digital Hb meters, copper sulphate solution kits and lab-based quantitative methods.

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What it is: Test tubes are small glass or plastic tubes for holding samples. Stands, or racks, hold them upright.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used for blood grouping, cross-matching and serology tests during daily work.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between glass and plastic tubes, and between plastic and metal stands in various sizes.

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What it is: Testing reagents (anti-A, anti-B, anti-AB and anti-D) that react with blood cells to show a person's ABO and Rh blood group.

How it is used: Used in blood centres and laboratories to determine blood groups of donors and patients, and in teaching laboratory practicals.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Available as monoclonal or polyclonal reagents in different vial sizes.

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What it is: A portable bag or box containing basic emergency supplies, typically items for airway support, oxygen delivery, injections and first response.

How it is used: Kept in the blood centre to manage donor reactions such as fainting or other sudden problems during or after blood donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Kits vary in contents and come in bags, hard cases or wall-mounted boxes.

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What it is: These are insulated boxes, often used with cooling packs, that keep their contents at about 2 to 10 °C for a period of time.

How it is used: In a blood centre they are used to carry blood units and samples between departments or sites while keeping them cool.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose the box size and whether temperature indicators are included.

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What it is: A device that uses high-frequency energy to heat and seal blood bag tubing quickly and cleanly; portable versions run on batteries.

How it is used: Used in blood centres and donation camps to seal tubing after blood collection and when separating blood components.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Buyers choose between bench-top models and portable hand-held models.

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What it is: A small electric device that melts or burns a used needle so it cannot be reused or cause injury.

How it is used: Used in blood centres, wards and OPDs to destroy needles right after use.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Variants include electric and battery models, some also cutting the syringe hub.

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What it is: A small, easy-to-clean table on which drinks and light snacks are placed and served.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre refreshment area, where donors are given refreshments after donating blood.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Options include laminate or steel tops, round or square shapes, and different sizes.

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What it is: Simple, easy-to-clean chairs placed beside a small table for people to sit and take a drink or snack.

How it is used: Used in the blood centre refreshment area, where donors sit and rest after donating blood while taking refreshments.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Choices include steel, moulded plastic or cushioned seats, with or without armrests.

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What it is: Seating for people waiting their turn, often as linked multi-seat units or individual chairs that are easy to clean.

How it is used: Placed in the blood centre waiting area, where donors sit before registration, screening and donation.

Used in: Blood Centre

Options: Choices include steel or moulded plastic seats, cushioned or plain, and two-, three- or four-seater linked units.

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