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Plasma-collection machine issued alerts before Winnipeg donor's fatal cardiac arrest

S5 · 25 Oct 2025 · Grifols (Kiro) · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Record

CompanyGrifols (Kiro)
CategoryMedical robotics
Type(s)fatality
Date25 Oct 2025 (day precision)
Time of daynot documented
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Severity (fatality or catastrophic loss)
Scalenot documented
Confidencelow
Verified flagYes - independently re-checked against the cited source

Summary

22-year-old donor Rodiyat Alabede died after cardiac arrest during her first plasma donation at a Grifols collection centre in Winnipeg; the plasmapheresis machine issued five alerts on blood pressure/blood flow over 46 minutes that staff did not act on per the operating manual before she began seizing.

Primary source

Winnipeg Free Press

Publisher: Winnipeg Free Press · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

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DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
25 Oct 2025 Plasma-collection machine issued alerts before Winnipeg donor's fatal cardiac arrest Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Free Press

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