It is more often used as a girl (female) name. People having the name Alyssa are in general originating from France, Greece, United Kingdom, United States of America. For another variant of the name Alyssa across the world, see Alicia.
Connect the bag of platelets to the remaining arm of the Y-set. If approved by your facility, a blood-compatible IV pump can be used to infuse the platelets at 100 ml per 15 minutes. Monitor, measure and record baseline vital signs - temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure throughout the transfusion period.
It is always important to reassess bleeding and take a platelet count after a transfusion. The normal platelet count is between 150,000 and 400,000 per cubic millimeter. The American Cancer Society explains that the risk of dangerous bleeding becomes elevated when the count drops below 20,000 per cubic millimeter.