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.
Donating just your platelets, however, provides one whole platelet transfusion for a patient in need. The average platelet count is between 150,000 and 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.The donation does not significantly decrease the number of platelets in the donorâs body, and the donated platelets are replaced in approximately two days.he qualifications for platelet donors are similar to those for whole blood donations. The minimum age is 17 (16 with signed parental consent form*), and platelet donors must weigh at least 125 lbs. (110 lbs.