How Donating Plasma Works - The Ultimate Guide

This is the ultimate step by step guide as to how EVERY step of the plasma donation process works, from start to finish, from the point of view of a former medical staff member at a prominent plasma center.

RECEPTION AND SIGN IN: 0:21
NEW DONOR READING MATERIALS: 1:00
NEW DONOR VIDEO 1:36
DONOR REGISTRATION 2:00
HEALTH HISTORY QUESTIONAIRE 2:51
MEDICAL SCREENING 4:05
PHYSICAL EXAM 5:40
PHLEBOTOMY AND DONATION 7:07
DISCONNECT AND PAYMENT 8:20
TESTING AND STORAGE 9:36
IS DONATING PLASMA SAFE? 10:36
HOW IS MY PLASMA USED? 11:58
WHAT TRAINING DO STAFF RECEIVE? 12:37
WHAT DOES THE CENTER DEAL WITH EMERGENCIES? 15:16

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING;

FDA REGULATIONS AND STATUTES ON THE PLASMA INDUSTRY;
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdr...
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdr...


HAEMONETICS DMS;
https://plasma.haemonetics.com/software-so...

SIDE EFFECTS;
https://www.lifeblood.com.au/blood/making-...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16907878/
https://www.hhs.gov/givingequalsliving/giv...

PLASMA MEDICATIONS;
https://www.octapharma.com/products/produc...

Plasma Companies;
https://www.octapharmaplasma.com/
https://www.cslplasma.com/
https://www.grifols.com/en/home
https://www.biolifeplasma.com/about-biolif...