How to prepare for your first platelet donation

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  • Опубліковано 4 лис 2024

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  • @thatguy8869
    @thatguy8869 3 роки тому +108

    Also, try not to stay up late watching platelet donation UA-cams at 2:30 in the morning. Like I'm doing now.

    • @zackwalton4371
      @zackwalton4371 2 роки тому +6

      Bruh it’s 2:27 as I write this

    • @zenwistaria2793
      @zenwistaria2793 2 роки тому +3

      Guy it's 2:22 am.. Right now in my country.. 😑 gonna donate next morning at 10am..

  • @l.a.raustadt518
    @l.a.raustadt518 Рік тому +5

    Today after blood donations will try platelet donation. Good nights sleep, well rested, early up and eat healthy, drinking water early and just getting prepped to be there ready to go. I love the Red Cross as they truly help everyone who needs them!

  • @PeterRoos
    @PeterRoos Рік тому +7

    Terrific video. I am regular platelet donor, every two weeks. Hydrate before donations, eat well. And importantly, plan to choose what Netflix show you want to watch, in advance. The options these days are limitless. I personally lean towards South Korean shows, they are the best.

  • @jameslinkous6437
    @jameslinkous6437 4 місяці тому +1

    I completed about 80% of a collection yesterday. Something I didn't know before hand -- and don't see here or elsewhere -- was that at OneBlood here in Orlando I had to squeeze a rubber bulb, similar in practice to a tennis ball, every five seconds for the entire duration of collection. This is apparently necessary to keep the take-up vein open. That's a LoT more effort than noted anywhere I've seen, and when my hand began cramping at 80 minutes the apheresis machine began going into an alarm mode, and eventually I stopped. I may try again, since the need is great, but it was not remotely the relaxing experience described.

  • @PraveenSrJ01
    @PraveenSrJ01 7 місяців тому

    I’m donating platelets today on Sunday, March 17th 2024 at the American 🇺🇸 Red Cross in Cary. I’m both excited and nervous about it.

  • @kevinstanton7338
    @kevinstanton7338 2 роки тому +1

    Why isn't your 1800 number open on a Sunday night, because my health insurance nurse line didn't know anything about how to treat a bad cut after donating platelets?

  • @patrickritter3028
    @patrickritter3028 2 роки тому +8

    ATTENTION Dr. Baia Lasky,,do you have a video of you yourself donating platelets with the needles going in your veins and the whole procedure of the platelet donation of you yourself donating that would be a cool educational video of the prosess

  • @Vikingkween72
    @Vikingkween72 4 місяці тому

    I donated today and unfortunately it will be my first and last. Oh boy, did I he sick.

  • @austintv3027
    @austintv3027 2 роки тому +1

    Hello gud day, can i donate platelets again every 15 days? because my friend need platelets, Tnx

    • @renelle8126
      @renelle8126 2 роки тому +4

      Hi! I know its a late reply but still for the people that wants to know, you can donate platelets every 7 days and up to 24 times a year

  • @rainbowmixture6136
    @rainbowmixture6136 Рік тому +2

    Can we bring someone with us to sit with us? Like a friend?

    • @redcross
      @redcross  Рік тому +3

      Yes, you can!

    • @rainbowmixture6136
      @rainbowmixture6136 Рік тому +1

      @@redcross thank you! I'm donating platelets on Monday. 😁 I'm excited

  • @patrickritter3028
    @patrickritter3028 2 роки тому +3

    Patrick Ritter
    3 months ago
    ATTENTION Dr. Baia Lasky,,do you have a video of you yourself donating platelets with the needles going in your veins and the whole procedure of the platelet donation of you yourself donating that would be a cool educational video of the prosess

    • @aquariusmoon771
      @aquariusmoon771 Рік тому +3

      That would probably be a long, dull video if they didn't edit out 95% of it. It's at least a 2½ hr procedure with you needing to be still just laying there for most of it (watching movies or whatever)

    • @patrickritter3028
      @patrickritter3028 Рік тому

      @@aquariusmoon771 do you have a facebook or instagram ,i would like to talk you ,please thank you

  • @Emma-cj8mo
    @Emma-cj8mo 3 роки тому +4

    Hey Red Cross- can we donate the same day as a covid vaccination?

  • @saaidahmad8514
    @saaidahmad8514 3 роки тому +1

    GREAT

  • @arijitsaha4729
    @arijitsaha4729 3 роки тому +3

    Ma'am, how many days after donating blood platelets can be donated?

    • @jacobseverens6614
      @jacobseverens6614 3 роки тому +1

      7

    • @Danu53
      @Danu53 2 роки тому +1

      Two weeks is what I have been doing for the last year.

    • @paigeanguish6216
      @paigeanguish6216 2 роки тому

      @@Danu53 do you get paid?

    • @paigeanguish6216
      @paigeanguish6216 2 роки тому

      @@Danu53 i literally can’t find anything talking about getting paid for it so I’m jw if you actually do cuz it’s too late to call and ask at this time

    • @Danu53
      @Danu53 2 роки тому +2

      @@paigeanguish6216 No

  • @bodontknowsuperbowl
    @bodontknowsuperbowl 2 роки тому

    This is old information. They now take it out of and put it back into the same arm - one needle.

    • @HPunch54321
      @HPunch54321 Рік тому +3

      Not necessarily. It depends on the machine used. American Red Cross has apheresis machines that use both arms, whereas New York Blood Center has machines that use one arm.

    • @bodontknowsuperbowl
      @bodontknowsuperbowl Рік тому +3

      @@HPunch54321 The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center uses one arm. The advantage of course is that you have one arm free during the donation. I am not sure why they will still use machines that use both arms when they now have machines that use one arm. I guess there is a reason. Maybe it just takes time to phase out the old machines.

    • @HPunch54321
      @HPunch54321 Рік тому

      @@bodontknowsuperbowl I don’t disagree!

    • @bodontknowsuperbowl
      @bodontknowsuperbowl Рік тому

      @@HPunch54321 I understand. Thank you for the information.

    • @aquariusmoon771
      @aquariusmoon771 Рік тому +1

      I've ALWAYS had both arms used, drawn from one and returned to the other. Last time I donated was yesterday, so...

  • @miguelc2438
    @miguelc2438 Рік тому +1

    Got a friend that’ got ranned over they said ‘ by Home Depot ‘
    They got him unable to communicate
    ‘ Patrick carpenter ‘
    Then michale joffee
    They did the same kind of surgery’
    They can’t remember there own name and stuff ‘ went to go see him and they said I needed an ID to get to see him ‘ saw some pictures and looks all bad
    They said he’s gonna need a plate on his head ….
    Is there a way to get the timezones schedule ‘ to see if there’s any correlations ‘ his cousins in Ohio Cody emphasize he wasn’t gonna make it ‘
    With one of her friends ‘ ‘
    I think he might need a voice box or speech synthesizer to communicate ‘
    And michale joffee had something happend to him when he was watching TV ‘ ‘ they had him in similar sergury’
    His friend Bobby and jay been up there too see how he doing ‘
    The video looks ‘ bad
    Do they allow people to bring clothes to Patrick when in the hospital ‘.

  • @loveforangiellee
    @loveforangiellee 3 роки тому +2

    Join my schedule etoo let work and go to the one day wat work tomorrow to wowoo itty

  • @loveforangiellee
    @loveforangiellee 3 роки тому +2

    Found your phone 📱 number