what are the advantages of donating plasma vs whole blood?

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im not sure of my blood type, sorry

Answer 1

Platelets are cell fragments in the blood that enable blood to clot

Plasma donation is a type of blood donation. Instead of giving whole blood, you donate only a portion of your blood, the plasma. Plasma is the liquid portion of your blood. Donors with type AB blood are the most important to plasma donations, as people with this type blood are the “universal donors”. Patients with any blood type can be transfused with type AB plasma.

Plasma helps many of the most vulnerable patients in your community such as; newborn babies, leukemia patients, burn patients, and those who have undergone transplants or cardiovascular therapy. Plasma serves a variety of functions, from maintaining blood pressure to supplying critical proteins for blood clotting and immunity. Plasma transfusion is most often used to control bleeding due to low levels of some clotting factors


RANDOM WHOLE BLOOD DONATION vs. PLATELET DONATION


Although a small amount of platelets are present in a whole blood donation, it takes approximately five whole blood donations to yield as many platelets as a single apheresis donation. Enough platelets are given in one apheresis donation to help one or even two hospital patients.

After donating platelets you only have to wait 48 hours before you can give whole blood. This is because you lose very few red blood cells (approximately 32 ml.) during a platelet donation. However, if you donate whole blood first, you must wait 56 days before you can donate platelets or any other blood products due to the fact you lose approximately 200 ml. of red cells during whole blood donations.

Individuals can donate platelets frequently (every 48 hours) because their platelets are rapidly replaced, usually within one day

Bone marrow transplant, cancer and leukemia patients benefit from single donor platelets which greatly reduce the chances of rejection from the patient’s bodies.

Apheresis is a special type of blood donation that allows blood to be drawn from a blood donor and separated into its component parts with all but the needed component being returned to the donor.

One apheresis donor gives 6-8 times as many platelets as one whole blood donor. Apheresis platelets are called “single donor” platelets because one donor has given enough for one transfusion “dose".

Donors with high platelet counts often are able to donate the equivalent of two “single donor” units or doses during one donation. These units are called double products

Almost anyone who is a BLOOD DONOR can donate platelets. You can donate platelets every 48 hours for a total of 24 times per year.


After donating platelets you only have to wait 48 hours before you can give whole blood. This is because you lose very few red blood cells (approximately 32 ml.)
during a platelet donation. However, if you donate whole blood first, you must wait 56
days before you can donate platelets or any other blood products due to the fact
you lose approximately 200 ml. of red cells
during whole blood donations.

In addition, only a small percentage of platelets are collected . The body will replace them within 24 hours. Because your red cells are not depleted, you should not fell tired or lightheaded. Try to avoid strenuous exercise or lifting after donating

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How can I help?

Please call or visit us at the Blood Donor Recruitment Section @ [phone] local 1052 and a staff member will have you listed in our “on call apheresis donors” logbook. or 1-888-Drop of LIfe.

Your donation will be tissue or HLA-typed (Human Leukocyte Antigen), and carefully matched to a patient. This is the same typing which is used to match bone marrow donors with patients

Answer 2

Plasma Vs Blood

Answer 3

Why Donate Plasma

Answer 4

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RE:
what are the advantages of donating plasma vs whole blood?
im not sure of my blood type, sorry

Answer 5

you can donate plasma/platelets every 2 weeks and whole blood every 6 weeks.

Whole Blood can be used to save anyone's life as long as the blood matches the recepients blood type (0 blood can give to anyone except 0 negative while 0 negative can give to anyone (even type 0).

Plasma is really just the blood cells (forget white or red) and is generally used for Cancer patients to help them fight off antibodies if memory serves me correctly.

Answer 6

You can get paid for plasma donations. The only thing I don't like about plasma donation is that they pump some of the blood back into your body. Supposedly the whole process is sterile. But still not for me.

Answer 7

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I think not the returning the blood to the patient through the same arm would be equivalent to a transfusion in their eyes ...that being said, Heart bypass machines are A-OK yup makes no sense to me either

Answer 8

Blood type isn't relevant for plasma. You can donate plasma much more often as your red cells are put back into your bloodstream so aenemia isn't an issue