Awaiting Life: Red Cross Blood Collection Preparation

Towers of pristine white cardboard boxes bearing the iconic red cross emblem stand ready in the industrial bay of the American Red Cross Cascades Region facility in Portland's Albina neighborhood. Each container awaits its vital cargo of human blood platelets, creating a geometric landscape of hope against weathered concrete walls and corrugated metal siding. The sterile packaging contrasts sharply with the facility's utilitarian architecture, where fluorescent light casts stark shadows across this staging area of humanitarian logistics.

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Caption

Empty platelet collection boxes await processing at the American Red Cross facility on North Vancouver Avenue in Portland, Oregon.

Description

Towers of pristine white cardboard boxes bearing the iconic red cross emblem stand ready in the industrial bay of the American Red Cross Cascades Region facility in Portland's Albina neighborhood. Each container awaits its vital cargo of human blood platelets, creating a geometric landscape of hope against weathered concrete walls and corrugated metal siding. The sterile packaging contrasts sharply with the facility's utilitarian architecture, where fluorescent light casts stark shadows across this staging area of humanitarian logistics.

Location

American Red Cross Cascades Region, 3131 North Vancouver Avenue, Albina, Eliot, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97227, United States

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Subject

American Red Cross Blood Platelets Medical Supply Storage Portland Oregon Healthcare Logistics Blood Donation Emergency Preparedness Medical Packaging

Keywords

White Cardboard Boxes Red Cross Symbol Industrial Warehouse Concrete Floor Metal Siding Stacked Containers Medical Equipment Distribution Center Vancouver Avenue Albina Neighborhood Cascades Region Room Temperature Storage Perishable Product Sterile Packaging Healthcare Facility Fluorescent Lighting Loading Dock Wooden Pallets Emergency Response

Technical

Captured: May 24, 2019
Camera: X-T3
Lens: Fujifilm Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Focal length: 55 mm
Aperture: ƒ/4
Shutter: 1/240 s
ISO: 200
Resolution: 5995 × 3997 (24.0 MP)
File size: 4.2 MB

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