Plasma exchanges remove disease-causing factors from a patient's plasma. Plasma is also used to extract cryoprecipitate, a substance rich in Factor VIII, which is needed to treat hemophilia patients. Plasma collected at "plasma centers" is typically used for research and further manufactured into medical therapies. Apheresis donors must: Be at least 17 years old 16 years old with parental consent. Be in good health.
Weigh at least pounds. Not have taken aspirin or products containing aspirin 48 hours prior to a platelet donation. Are Automated Donations Safe? How Does the Procedure Work? How Long Does it Take? Call Community Blood Center at to speak with an apheresis specialist. Who Can Donate Wondering if you're eligible to donate blood?
Find a Location Find a blood donation location close to you, and schedule your appointment. First Time Donor? We'll guide you through the safe and simple donation process and answer any questions you have. School Drives Organizing a blood drive at your school provides you with leadership opportunities.
Corporate Drives Promote teamwork at your office by organizing a blood drive for your company. Community Drives Community blood drives are a great way to bring people together for a good cause: saving lives. In the Classroom We offer blood education programs from Pre-K to High School about the benefits of blood sciences and blood donations. Lunch and learn Our Lunch and Learn sessions are for any business or organization that wants to serve the community by supporting blood donations.
Take a Tour Learn what happens to blood after your donation. What's Your Blood Type? There are eight common blood types, which are determined by the presence of certain antigens. Parts of Blood Blood is a mixture of 4 components. Why is Blood Important? Blood Education Program Community Blood Center offers a fulltime certified teacher and a blood education program designed for grades K Red Cord Honor Program Students who register to donate three or more times during high school earn a Red Cord to wear at graduation events.
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With just a little extra time at your appointment, you can donate more red cells and increase your impact on patients in need. Learn more about Power Red donations. Who it helps : Red cells from a Power Red donation are typically given to trauma patients, newborns and emergency transfusions during birth, people with sickle cell anemia, and anyone suffering blood loss.
Platelets are tiny cells in your blood that form clots and stop bleeding. Platelets are most often used by cancer patients and others facing life-threatening illnesses and injuries. In a platelet donation, an apheresis machine collects your platelets along with some plasma, returning your red cells and most of the plasma back to you. A single donation of platelets can yield several transfusable units, whereas it takes about five whole blood donations to make up a single transfusable unit of platelets.
Platelets are collected at Red Cross donation centers only, and are not collected at blood drives. Learn more about platelet donations. Who it helps: Platelets are a vital element of cancer treatments and organ transplant procedures, as well as other surgical procedures. This allows more of a single component, such as red blood cells or platelets, to be collected in one sitting.
The standard or most common type of blood donation in which an individual donates one pint, which goes to any patient in need. Blood drawn from an individual prior to elective, non-urgent surgery during which loss of a lot of blood is expected.
The donated units are stored for up to 42 days and given back to the same individual when and if a need for transfusion arises.
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