Learn more about platelets, small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding and serve other important purposes.

Over half the blood is plasma, a liquid made of water, salts, and protein. The solid part of the blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. If you have a blood disorder ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a type of injection therapy that uses growth factors found in blood platelets. These cells play a key role in blood clotting, wound healing, injury recovery ...

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Every day, blood donations quietly save lives in hospitals across the country. But what many people may not realize is how ...

where we transfuse approximately 32,309 packed red blood cells (RBCs), 87,760 random-donor platelets 4878 single donor platelets 8958 units of fresh frozen plasma 549 granulocytes, and 1553 ...

Several trauma cases across the Ozarks led to a significant spike in usage, with more than 200 units of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets being transfused at just one hospital alone.

According to Carter BloodCare, the Burleson location, which accepts whole blood, double red cell, plasma and platelet donations, must see at least 1,500 donors daily to meet the area's demand.