Okay.. so you just donated blood, mashAllah that's great! But now you might be wondering (that's if you already didn't know), "Umm... errr... Where's my blood going?!" Well folks..donated blood is processed into three key components: red blood cells, platelets and plasma. Those components can be used to treat a host of injuries and diseases. Here is a breakdown...
Red blood cells are used to treat trauma or surgical patients and can relieve the effects of
anemia. Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate body's principal means of delivering oxygen from the lungs to body tissues via the blood.Plasma, the liquid part of blood, is given to patients with clotting problems and is used in burn treatment.
Hospital staff can use plasma donations to help patients with:
Some bleeding disorders
Liver diseases
Shock
Some operations
Cancer and bone marrow therapy
Platelets clot the blood when cuts or other open wounds occur and are often used in cancer and transplant patients.
1 comment:
Wow. I did not know that.
Now I know.
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