Platelets in Blood – UAE Donors

Platelet is an important for your body which is produced in bone- marrow. The function of platelets is to form a clot in your blood, and avoid bleeding. Normal platelet count starts from 150,000 to 450,000 units per cubic millimetre of blood. Platelets are usually small in size, with irregular shape. The life span of the platelets is only 5 to 9 days. If the count of the platelets is low means then, it will produce an excessive bleeding. If the count is high also leads to danger, because it will produce a problem like stroke, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism.

Symptoms of low platelet count:

1. Easy bruising 
2. Red dots on your skin 
3. Red or pink colored urine 
4. Red or brown colored sputum or vomit 
5. Dizziness, constant headache- Bleeding in head 
6. Bleed from your teeth gums. 

Platelets help to block the bleeding which is occurring from the wound. Clot normally formed when the blood is exposed to air. The platelets use the air and stop the bleeding. The presence of calcium and vitamin K in the blood helps in the formation of clots.

How to donate platelets? Proper Procedures-UAE DONORS

There are three different types of blood donation. You can donate your blood like whole blood, plasma or platelets. If you haven't given your blood before, first you need to give a sample of blood for testing your platelet counts in your blood. If it contains more enough means then, you can go to the next steps. You should submit your details of height and weight which are more important. 

The process of removing the platelets from the body is only by separating out the platelets from your blood and return the remaining of the blood to your body. They mainly take these platelets from one of your arms is used to extract the platelets. 

If you are ready to donate platelets you must follow some instructions before donating platelets like consume a regular meal, drink plenty of water 1 hour before. You can donate platelets once within a seven day period. Platelets donor eligibility is same as the whole blood donors. 

DO donate platelets, if donors have these qualities 

1. If you are generally in good health 

2. Aged 17 – 65 

3. Weight 50 kg and more

Blood- Do you know about the blood components?

Blood is a specialized fluid which circulating inside the body. The normal person has about 5 liters of blood in his body. The blood is divided into four major components. They are  plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

The functions of the blood are like transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues, forming blood clots , consists of numerous cell and protein which make the blood thicker, carry the waste products to the kidneys and liver and controlling the body temperature

Plasma- It holds pale yellow color of water, salt and protein. The blood gives half of its place to this Plasma. The primary function of the plasma is to transport blood cells throughout your body carrying nutrients, waste products, antibodies, clotting proteins, chemical messengers

Red Blood Cells (RBC) - this RBC occupied 40-45%in the blood. It contains hemoglobin pigment which helps to carry the oxygen from one place to another.

White Blood Cells (WBC) - It is mainly works against the infection. Blood contains 55 to 70 percent of the total white blood cell count.

Platelets- Platelets are not exactly like other cells which is small in size and that helps the blood to clot.