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BLOOD PLASMA DONATION
DR. KIMBERLY LALLY, TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH

{**ON CAM**} DO YOU KNOW YOUR BLOOD TYPE? IF YOU DO- DOES IT HAPPEN TO BE THE UNIVERSAL DONOR TYPE ‘A-B’?

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IF SO- BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE DIRECTOR OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE DR. KIMBERLY LALLY HAS A REQUEST: SIGN UP TO BE A PLASMA DONOR TODAY IN YOUR LOCAL AREA.
PLASMA IS IMPORTANT FOR DOCTORS TO HAVE ON HAND- BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED TO TREAT ANYONE- WHICH IS CRUCIAL IN AN EMERGENCY. BUT PLASMA DONATIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHOLE BLOOD DONATIONSDONATING PLASMA GENERALLY TAKES A FEW HOURS INSTEAD OF A FEW MINUTES…. SO LALLY SAYS IT CAN BE HARD TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS.

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DR. KIMBERLY LALLY
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE
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We actually do ask for a little bit more time. It generally takes a couple hours. So, our platelet donors are truly the most generous altruistic donors that we have because they really give not only their blood but their time and a significant amount of their time.

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IF YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR BLOOD TYPE- DR. LALLY SAYS DONATING BLOOD CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO FIND OUT.