ネーブ・キャンベルさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ネーブ・キャンベルInstagram)「At the Red Cross, we have a different meaning for IRL ➡️ Immunohematology Reference Lab. To help explain what this means, Sarah Malenfant has taken us #BehindTheScenes of her job in Richmond, Virginia. Sarah works in the immunohematology reference lab (IRL) to test donated blood and work with hospitals to find the most compatible blood for patients who have rare blood types and are in need of a blood transfusion. Many of the people Sarah helps are patients with sickle cell disease. These patients may require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lifetimes to treat complications from the disease. Because of how many transfusions they may have, some patients develop an immune response against blood from donors that is not closely matched to their blood type. “We have patients that, when I see their names coming through, I feel like I know them even though I’ve never met them,” said Sarah. “When I see their names, I know the exact blood matches they need.” #LabWeek」4月24日 23時30分