[MR] Donating Blood - Or Platelets!

[Scott Rule]

I used to do a lot of plasma donations some time ago, so my info may
be dated.
Plasma donation is usally a paid thing. Patients can donate up to
twice in any given 7-day period. They extract whole blood, spin the
plasma out, and return the reb blood mixed with saline.

--berenger/teiji

--- Tracie Whitfield <Bera77 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps someone can clarify this for us,
> I know that even if you can only donate blood once every 8 weeks or
> whatever, I believe you can still donate valuable platelets much
> more
> frequently. (My sister did so in grad school). Is that so?
> 
> If you are type O or Rh-, please, please donate blood. Chris and I
> are
> unable to donate, as we were in England this May (we might be mad
> cows, moo,
> etc.)
> 
> Bera
>
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