The state’s blood platelet shortage is improving after last week’s low point — which reached Bloodworks Northwest’s “critical” category — but thousands of donations are still needed.
The state’s blood platelet shortage is improving after last week’s low point — which reachedBloodworks Northwest needs 2,000 platelet donations within the next two weeks. The organization is also low on donation appointments for mid-to-late June; Bloodworks is currently on track to meet less than half the region’s need during those weeks.“Platelets are a type of blood cell which helps clot blood, initially,” explained Dr. Sandhya Panch, a hematologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
As platelet donation was developed for cancer patients, Panch said that “deaths dropped dramatically.” Now, because of donations, cancer patients, people undergoing surgery, those receiving organ transplants, and other hospital patients are able to get the platelets they desperately need. Platelet donations typically go down this time of year, as people go on spring and summer vacations. Unfortunately, the need does not go away — quite the opposite, in fact. Memorial Day is an especially big time for car crashes and outdoor accidents.
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