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to schedule a platelet apheresis donation. A Sankalp Volunteer will get in touch with you and enroll you for apheresis donation.

Because platelets are quickly replenished by your body, you can donate platelets as frequently as every 48 hours, but no more than 24 times a year. Additional restrictions vary, however, depending on the donation center, type of procedure used, and your donation history.

A cuff is placed around your arm, the skin cleaned, local anesthetic may be injected and the donation needle inserted. Depending on the type of machine used a needle may be put in both arms. Blood samples are taken at this stage for testing in the same way as whole blood donations.

Unfortunately not every one who is a blood donor can give platelets.
* You need to have given blood without any problems such as fainting or bruising.
* We need platelet donors of groups O, A and B. (Group AB patients can receive group A platelets).
* There is a lower age limit of 18 as donors need to give whole blood without problems first. There is an upper limit of 60 for new platelet donors, and existing donors may continue to age 65 (the procedure puts more of a strain on the circulation than whole blood donation).

By using a special method called apheresis, whole blood is separated into components, and the platelets are removed. Specially trained staff conduct the procedure while you relax, watch TV or read. The entire process takes about two hours.

Blood is made of four components: platelets, plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells. The platelet component is necessary to control bleeding. Patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, for example, are unable to produce enough platelets. Without platelet transfusion, life-threatening hemorrhages could result.

Until recently, the only way to collect enough platelets for a single transfusion was to take blood donations from 5 to 10 donors, separate the platelets from the other blood cells, and combine the platelets to obtain a large enough quantity for transfusion. Today, sophisticated medical equipment — blood cell separators — can collect enough platelets for transfusion from a single donor.

By donating your platelets through platelet apheresis (ay-fer-ee-sis), you give a very special gift of life. Most patients undergoing a bone marrow transplant, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment or organ transplant need platelets in order to survive. In fact, doctors are finding that platelets play a vital role in more and more new therapies. With just a five-day storage life, platelet donations are delivered quickly to the patients who need them. Platelet donors have the satisfaction of knowing that their donation will be saving a life within just a few days.