Apparatus for blood processing, said apparatus comprising a blood collection reservoir 30, a blood collection conduit adapted and arranged to convey blood from a patients wound site to the blood collection reservoir 30. A blood transfer conduit adapted to convey blood from the blood collection reservoir 30 to the patient or to an intermediate blood processing unit. A manually operable pump unit 10 comprising first and second peristaltic pumps 10A, 10B, the first peristaltic pump 10A being mounted about and acting upon the blood collection conduit, and the second peristaltic pump 10B being mounted about and acting upon the blood transfer conduit. Wherein the pump unit 10 is provided with an actuator adapted to switch the second peristaltic pump 10B between an operative condition and an inoperative condition, in operative condition the second peristaltic pump 10B being engaged with the blood transfer conduit to convey blood from the blood collection reservoir 30 while the first peristaltic pump 10A is engaged with the blood collection conduit to convey blood from a wound site to the blood collection reservoir 30, and in the inoperative condition the second peristaltic pump 10B being disengaged from the blood transfer conduit.
