Converting Donors to Automation

Step 1:

Make the donor feel welcome and special. and be enthusiastic in your roll.

You also want to educate donors on their blood type because their blood type makes them special. You should link their donation type to a patient in need.

Step 2:

Explain the benefits of automated donation.

With Automated Red Cell Donation:

• Donate two transfusable products
  
• Smaller needle
• Convenience
• Fewer trips to the blood center
• Fewer telemarking calls
• Less paperwork
• Saves you time in the long run
• Fewer donor reations
• Saline replacement so you feel better after donating

With Automated Platelet Donations:

• Saline replacement so  you feel better after donating
• Increased donor comfort
• Reduced citrate returned to donor
• Convenience
• Give in 1 donation the same amount as 5 to 6 whole blood donation
• Support Cancer patients
• Reduce donor exposure for patients undergoing chemotherapy

Step 3:

Ask! According to a study, participants indicated that "being asked" was a major motivator for selecting automation.

• Two-thirds of resondents who had been asked to donate on an automated system had done so!