An Automobile Accident Victim can use up to: 1  50 units of red blood cells. 2  2 units of platelets. 3  10 units of plasma.
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By becoming a platelet donor, you can make a huge contribution to these critically-ill patients with special transfusion needs. Do something EXTRAORDINARY and DONATE today! What is apheresis? Apheresis is the process of separating blood into its different components: Platelets, Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and Plasma. Platelet donations allow us to collect what our patients need and return the rest of the blood to the donor. PLATELETS are essential for blood clotting.
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Platelets hold a unique power to save lives. Cancer patients are a primary recipient of platelets due to the harsh effects of chemotherapy. Platelet donations are done using a process called automation (sometimes referred to as apheresis). Automation allows us to collect specific components of your blood at a larger volume. For example, one automated platelet donation produces one or more complete platelet doses for a patient. It would take six to eight whole blood donors pooled together to produce one complete platelet dose. People with the following blood types should consider donating Platelets.
https://www.oneblood.org/about-donating/blood-donor-basics/donation-methods/platelet-donation.stml
Platelet (Apheresis) Donations Do something Extraordinary today and make a Platelet Donation! Make a Platelet (Apheresis) Donation! A platelet donor is an extraordinary person. Platelet donors are called upon to make a special kind of donation to give select components - platelets, red blood cells, plasma. Apheresis donations are an essential part of treatment for patients with cancer and other life-threatening medical conditions.
http://gotblood.ucla.edu/donate-platelets
Blood Donor Basics. 1  Your health is important to us, and we want to help you maintain it. 2  Your help as our community partner is essential to the blood supply. 3  Let your blood type lead the way to donate your powerful lifesaving gift. 4  Help your community understand the impact blood donation has.
https://www.oneblood.org/about-donating/blood-donor-basics/donation-methods/platelet-donation.stml
Will you do something Extraordinary today and help the patients at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with a platelet donation? Please call us at 310.825.0888 ext 2 to make that life-giving appointment.
http://gotblood.ucla.edu/donate-platelets
Making a Platelet Donation is SAFE and Easy. Donor safety is our top priority - automated blood collections are very safe. During the donation, blood is drawn from one arm using a sterile needle and channeled through single-use tubing into a single-use sterile collection kit within the apheresis machine.
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Donate Platelets Platelet donors are urgently needed. Like red cells, a platelet donation is an automated procedure in which a machine collects platelets while returning the red cells and most of the plasma back to the donor. Depending on your blood type and the current needs of patients, you may be asked to make a platelet donation.
http://www.hoxworth.org/donors/faq/platelets.html
A Heart Surgery Patient uses on average: 1  7 units of red blood cells. 2  2 units of platelets. 3  4 units of plasma.
http://gotblood.ucla.edu/donate-platelets
Do something Extraordinary today and make a Platelet Donation! 1  Platelet donors can help more patients by donating more units during each donation. 2  Apheresis collections are optimized based on donor/patient blood types, the donor's ability and desire to donate, and the patients' transfusion needs.
http://gotblood.ucla.edu/donate-platelets
how is platelet donation done
A platelet donation is an automated procedure in which a machine collects platelets while returning the red cells and most of the plasma back to the donor. A platelet donation is done by a machine which collects platelets while returning the red cells and most of the plasma back to the donor.