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Platelet Donation Frequently Asked Questions | American Red Cross
I wonder if Allegiance has ever done anything selfless in his entire life? Do you know what is involved with donating platelets? Or does treating people like **** online give you the jollies?
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What is it like to donate platelets?
Platelet donation is a little different than a regular whole blood donation. Here’s how:
Platelets can only be donated at select American Red Cross Donation Centers and it requires an appointment. They cannot be given at a blood drive.
Platelet donation uses a machine to extract just your platelets and then returns the rest of your blood back to you.
From start to finish, it takes about three hours to donate platelets.
Both arms are used during a platelet donation. This is because blood is drawn from one arm then the platelets are extracted using a machine, and the remaining blood components are returned to you through the other arm.
You will be able to provide in one platelet donation what would normally be collected from up to five whole blood donations. In fact, some platelet donations yield enough platelets for two or three patients.
You may be able to donate platelets up to 24 times a year compared to a maximum of 6 times a year for a whole blood donation.
Here’s a quick illustration of what happens during a platelet donation:
A relatively small amount of blood is drawn from your arm and goes into a machine called a blood cell separator.
This blood is rapidly spun, which forces the platelets to separate from the other blood components.
These cells then go into a sterile, single-use plastic bag.
Meanwhile, the rest of your blood – the plasma, red cells and white cells – is returned to you.
This cycle is repeated several times. A single donation of platelets often constitutes several transfusable platelet units.
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