consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history. 2. having various qualities, aspects, or subjects: a miscellaneous discussion. Origin of miscellaneous.
exists and is an alternate of . When you store human blood and its components, there's little or no room for error. Red cells and whole blood, for instance, must be maintained strictly within the range of 1.0 to 6.0 degrees Celsius or 33.8 F to 42.8 F, with little or no tolerance for exceptions.
Confidence votes 597. Following volunteer whole blood donation, red blood cells (liquid) may be kept at 1-6 degrees C for up to 42 days, depending on the additive solution used. Rare units of red cells may be frozen for up to 10 years. Platelets have a shelf-life of 5 days, and must be stored at room temperature (20-24 degrees C) on a platelet rotator.