EXHIBIT 23.1

	       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
  reports (and to all references to our Firm) included in or made a part of 
  this registration statement on Form S-8 for the HemaCare Corporation 1986
  Stock Option Plan.



					  Arthur Andersen LLP
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					  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

   Los Angeles, California
   June 9, 1995