What is Blood Plasma Donation?
Blood plasma donation occurs when a person donates their plasma through a process called, plasmapheresis, which takes place most often at a blood plasma donation center or donor center. The plasma that is collected from these donor centers is used to make plasma protein therapies which are used to treat many rare diseases and disorders. Some of the conditions that blood plasma donations have helped to treat are: bleeding disorders, immune system deficiencies, burns, shock, trauma, hepatitis and more.
Blood plasma donation occurs when a person donates their plasma through a process called, plasmapheresis, which takes place most often at a blood plasma donation center or donor center. The plasma that is collected from these donor centers is used to make plasma protein therapies which are used to treat many rare diseases and disorders. Some of the conditions that blood plasma donations have helped to treat are: bleeding disorders, immune system deficiencies, burns, shock, trauma, hepatitis and more. The first step of blood plasma donation or plasmapheresis is removing the blood from the donor’s body. The blood is drawn from the arm through a sterile tube while it collects in a centrifuge. Next, the blood is spun in the centrifuge and it separates into three components: red blood cells, platelets and plasma. The plasma is removed from the mixture and replaced with sterile saline solution and then returned to the body.
