Re: whole blood or plasma?

In article <1123860069.532152.287500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<fresh~horses@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>My misgivings with the plasma procedure stem from the fiasco with the
>Canadian Red Cross and HCV, and of course sterility. My blood goes into
>their equipment and then back into me.

There hasn't been a risk of disease transmission to blood donors since
long before apheresis became routine.

They open a sterile sealed set of tubing, bags and centrifuge liner for each
donation, and discard it afterwards. Your blood never touches anything else.

>I just need to find out all I can. I'm looking at the platelet donation
>pamphlet too. If I don't like what I learn about either of these I'll
>stay with whole blood donation.

Your best bet would probably be to ask your questions of one of the nurses
at the donation center.

>Thanks for your response. It's very informative.

You're welcome.

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