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what if you could save a life and squeeze in some quality me time while doing it thousands of people are catching up on reading work and simply relaxing while donating plasma a life-saving ingredient used in biological drugs that saves and improves lives I think it's important to help out as much as you can to help people who need it I've been donating for about a year it feels basically able to sing someone like you know I helped somebody I've been a donor with bio life for over 15 years the best part of donating is knowing that you're helping others you've probably heard about donating blood and may have done so yourself but what about donating plasma I was nervous when I first came in but it was so much easier than I thought it would be and I'm really glad I started doing it plasma comes from your blood and makes up a little more than half of your blood volume it delivers water and vital nutrients to all the cells in the body plasma regenerates so quickly that donors can donate twice a week with just a day in between donations in comparison whole blood donations require a way time of eight weeks to allow the cells to regenerate who benefits from plasma donations some of the more common recipients are people with hemophilia immune deficiencies emergency room patients or burn victims at BioLife plasma services will follow Erin a first-time donor through the donation process to see just how simple painless and safe donating plasma can be I am donating because I had a nephew who needed to have a plasma treatment and I wanted to help others by donating my plasma requirements for donating plasma are you must be 18 years old be in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds the process of donating plasma is very safe that is one of our main priorities here BioLife is to ensure the donor safety make sure that they are well enough health that they are able to donate the whole purpose of the screening process is to determine donor eligibility so we would examine any health conditions that donor may have and answer any questions to make sure that we're having a safe donation during the screening and donation process donors can take advantage of the free supervised playroom for children Aaron checks in at the front desk to start the screening process next she provides her identification information so she can be entered into the center's electronic system she'll have her photo taken and her biometric registered for future identification the medical historian will cross-check the N ddr system the National donor deferral registry to make sure she is eligible to donate identification and medical information is confidential once in the center system donors can identify themselves biometrically and then enter their medical history online each time they donate all donors must pass a pre donation screening at every appointment when you come in regularly um once you have done your first appointment the screening process takes just a few minutes it's really easy next thing we're gonna do is called processing the medical historian checks Erin's hematocrit the Machine separates your red blood cells from your plasma the hematocrit is going to be a ratio of the two so the red blood cells to the since this is Erin's first time donating a nurse will take down her initial medical history some of the questions we ask are you taking any prescription medications do you have allergies have you ever had any surgeries we want to make sure that the class of the nation process is safe for the donor and also for the recipient of the final product Erin like all donors is compensated for her time donors receive compensation in the form of a debit card this is your debit card the nurse will also perform a physical exam with Erin's donation eligibility confirmed she's ready to donate plasma the plasma donation process is similar to donating blood the only difference being you've got all your blood cells back to you so you're able to donate twice in a seven-day period the safe and sterile process for donating plasma is called plasmapheresis what's going to happen is your Bloods going to go up through these tubes into the separation device your plasma will fall down this line it's the collection container hanging from the machine this red the world will pull with your concentrated blood cells and once it gets about three-quarters the way full you'll get all that blood returned to the collection and Riaan fusion phases are automatically repeated until a target amount of plasma has been collected the whole process usually takes less than an hour it's very safe to donate every piece of equipment that we use here on the donors is disposable so it's only their blood that's going in and out of everything that we use we use sterile techniques - for the venipuncture the process is safe with minimal if any side effects donors are monitored throughout the donation process that the people here are friendly and everything it was to tell you make sure that everything is going alright they do a good job and they make sure they check on you very often to make sure that you're comfortable you want to make sure that you're well nourished and that you have eaten a good meal prior to donating plasma you'll also want to make sure that you are well hydrated particularly the day before your donation thank you for donating so you won't see back at your next nation okay thank you the last step in the process is checking out new donors generally do become repeat donors we want to ensure that they have the most pleasant experience that they can while donating the first time all that's left to do is schedule the next appointment appointments can be made at the center or on the internet since plasma can be obtained only from healthy adults it cannot be produced synthetically donations are important to replenish the supply of plasma I would definitely come back and donate the experience was great the staff was friendly I was able to use the Wi-Fi and my tablet the seats are comfortable it's easy and you're helping someone plasma hopes ms son who has a new deficiency and others with health issues I think our donors every day for coming in you can actually be saving somebody which is of every big thing so it's definitely worth the time and effort to do it you can find the nearest plasma center by going to www.whitehouse.gov/champions