A crossmatch is performed prior to administration of blood or blood products (e.g. packed red blood cells). The purpose of the crossmatch is to detect the presence of antibodies in the recipient against the red blood cells of the donor. These antibodies attach to the red blood cells of the donor after transfusion.
Waggaman, Louisiana. Waggaman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Waggaman is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New OrleansâMetairieâKenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,304 at the 2010 census.
Bossier Parish (/ËboÊÊÉr/ BOH-zhÉr; French: Paroisse de Bossier) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,979. The parish seat is Benton. The principal city is Bossier City, which is located east of the Red River from Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish.