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What Happens When You Donate Plasma?

Platelet Donation, Kern Living, July 6, 2021
Posted at 12:07 PM, Jul 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-06 15:15:47-04

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — What happens when you donate plasma? Did you know when you donate blood you can save anywhere from one to three live? But there is another way to save lives as well - through platelet donation. You could save up to five lives!

Platelet is not as widely known or talked about, so in this episode of Kern Living, Jessica Wills learns about what it is and the process from Erika Rios, the lead phlebotomist with Houchin Community Blood Bank.

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Kern Living: What Happens When You Donate Plasma?

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