Platelets / Apheresis

The Many Uses of Plasma

September 19, 2022 at 10:17 am
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While plasma had been transfused as part of whole blood for hundreds of years, the specific value of plasma became acutely clear as a result of the devastating violence of WWII. Though plasma could not replace lost red cells and...


Male platelet donor in chair

Diaries of a Platelet Donor

August 30, 2017 at 5:31 pm
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In 1989, I was the victim of a serious motorcycle accident. My left leg and hip were seriously injured – I suffered from a broken hip socket, compound fractures of my tibia and fibula, and other issues. I spent a...