Staff didn't stop plasma collection despite machine alert before Winnipeg woman died: documents

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The 22-year-old international student at the University of Winnipeg died after giving plasma at a Grifols plasma collection centre in Winnipeg in October 2025." width="620" />

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.