Blood Bank, Blood Typing, 1957

Blood Typing at the NIH, 1957. Laboratory technician displaying blood sample typing at the Blood Bank in the Clinical Center. A blood bank is a center where blood gathered as a result of blood donation is stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term blood bank typically refers to a division of a hospital where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper testing is performed. A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood, based on the presence and absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). No photographer credited

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