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BioLife Plasma Services -- Donation Process
what if you could save a life and
squeeze in some quality me time while
doing it
thousands of people are catching up on
reading work and simply relaxing while
donating plasma a life-saving ingredient
used in biological drugs that saves and
improves lives I think it's important to
help out as much as you can to help
people who need it
I've been donating for about a year it
feels basically able to sing someone
like you know I helped somebody I've
been a donor with bio life for over 15
years the best part of donating is
knowing that you're helping others
you've probably heard about donating
blood and may have done so yourself but
what about donating plasma I was nervous
when I first came in but it was so much
easier than I thought it would be and
I'm really glad I started doing it
plasma comes from your blood and makes
up a little more than half of your blood
volume it delivers water and vital
nutrients to all the cells in the body
plasma regenerates so quickly that
donors can donate twice a week with just
a day in between donations in comparison
whole blood donations require a way time
of eight weeks to allow the cells to
regenerate who benefits from plasma
donations some of the more common
recipients are people with hemophilia
immune deficiencies emergency room
patients or burn victims at BioLife
plasma services will follow Erin a
first-time donor through the donation
process to see just how simple painless
and safe donating plasma can be I am
donating because I had a nephew
who needed to have a plasma treatment
and I wanted to help others by donating
my plasma requirements for donating
plasma are you must be 18 years old be
in good health and weigh at least 110
pounds the process of donating plasma is
very safe that is one of our main
priorities here BioLife is to ensure the
donor safety make sure that they are
well enough health that they are able to
donate the whole purpose of the
screening process is to determine donor
eligibility so we would examine any
health conditions that donor may have
and answer any questions to make sure
that we're having a safe donation during
the screening and donation process
donors can take advantage of the free
supervised playroom for children
Aaron checks in at the front desk to
start the screening process next she
provides her identification information
so she can be entered into the center's
electronic system she'll have her photo
taken and her biometric registered for
future identification the medical
historian will cross-check the N ddr
system the National donor deferral
registry to make sure she is eligible to
donate identification and medical
information is confidential once in the
center system donors can identify
themselves biometrically and then enter
their medical history online each time
they donate
all donors must pass a pre donation
screening at every appointment when you
come in regularly um once you have done
your first appointment the screening
process takes just a few minutes it's
really easy next thing we're gonna do is
called processing the medical historian
checks Erin's hematocrit the Machine
separates your red blood cells from your
plasma the hematocrit is going to be a
ratio of the two so the red blood cells
to the since this is Erin's first
time donating a nurse will take down her
initial medical history some of the
questions we ask are you taking any
prescription medications do you have
allergies have you ever had any
surgeries we want to make sure that the
class of the nation process is safe for
the donor and also for the recipient of
the final product
Erin like all donors is compensated for
her time donors receive compensation in
the form of a debit card this is your
debit card the nurse will also perform a
physical exam with Erin's donation
eligibility confirmed she's ready to
donate plasma the plasma donation
process is similar to donating blood the
only difference being you've got all
your blood cells back to you so you're
able to donate twice in a seven-day
period the safe and sterile process for
donating plasma is called plasmapheresis
what's going to happen is your Bloods
going to go up through these tubes into
the separation device your plasma will
fall down this line it's the collection
container hanging from the machine this
red the world will pull with your
concentrated blood cells and once it
gets about three-quarters the way full
you'll get all that blood returned to
the collection and Riaan fusion phases
are automatically repeated until a
target amount of plasma has been
collected the whole process usually
takes less than an hour it's very safe
to donate every piece of equipment that
we use here on the donors is disposable
so it's only their blood that's going in
and out of everything that we use we use
sterile techniques - for the
venipuncture the process is safe with
minimal if any side effects
donors are monitored throughout the
donation process that the people here
are friendly and everything it was to
tell you make sure that everything is
going alright they do a good job and
they make sure they check on you very
often to make sure that you're
comfortable you want to make sure that
you're well nourished and that you have
eaten a good meal prior to donating
plasma you'll also want to make sure
that you are well hydrated particularly
the day before your donation thank you
for donating so you won't see back at
your next nation okay thank you the last
step in the process is checking out new
donors generally do become repeat donors
we want to ensure that they have the
most pleasant experience that they can
while donating the first time all that's
left to do is schedule the next
appointment appointments can be made at
the center or on the internet since
plasma can be obtained only from healthy
adults it cannot be produced
synthetically donations are important to
replenish the supply of plasma I would
definitely come back and donate the
experience was great the staff was
friendly I was able to use the Wi-Fi and
my tablet the seats are comfortable it's
easy and you're helping someone plasma
hopes ms son who has a new deficiency
and others with health issues I think
our donors every day for coming in you
can actually be saving somebody which is
of every big thing
so it's definitely worth the time and
effort to do it you can find the nearest
plasma center by going to
www.whitehouse.gov/champions
