The news text discusses the deaths of two women, Rodiyat Alabede and another unnamed individual, who died after giving plasma at for-profit collection centres in Winnipeg. The text highlights the failure of Grifols technicians to terminate the plasma collection procedure when the machine instructed them to do so, leading to the women's cardiac arrest and subsequent deaths.
Before the death of a 22-year-old Winnipeg woman, the machine being used to collect her plasma issued an alert that meant staff should terminate the procedure, however documents show this step was not followed and she later went into cardiac arrest .
The family of Rodiyat Alabede were given copies of unredacted documents from Health Canada including inspection reports and a medical summary of her death in October last year after giving plasma at Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Avenue in Winnipeg. The documents 'detail the failure of Grifols technicians to terminate her plasma collection when the machine instructed them to do so,' wrote Katherine Lanteigne, a safe-blood advocate who is acting as a representative for Alabede's family, in an email statement.
The Health Canada documents reveal the machine collecting Alabede's plasma issued four alerts while she was giving plasma. An internal investigation report by Grifols on Alabede's adverse reaction, dated Nov. 10, also documented a fifth alert. This final alert, which states vein pressure has risen too quickly, was received immediately after Alabede started showing reaction signs.
The family wants answers as to why there has been such a trail of deception regarding the loss of their beloved family member, she wrote. The family of Rodiyat Alabede are calling for Health Canada to reopen its investigation into her death. The Manitoba chief medical examiner said the four initial alerts before the procedure ended have no impact on his determination that Alabede died of cardiac arrhythmia due to dilated cardiomegaly — an enlarged heart.
The Spain-based company Grifols sent a memo to all staff in Canada on Dec. 5, over a month after Alabede's death, telling staff they must follow specific instructions when these alerts happen. The Dec. 22 inspection document, known as a compliance verification report, found staff were not aware of the requirement to terminate under these circumstances. The machine would be indicating the blood wasn't properly moving through the lines when these alerts occur.
Health Canada investigated Alabede's death and concluded in March there was no connection found between her death and the donation process. A spokesperson for the federal health regulator said they were unable to respond to CBC's request for comment prior to publication
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