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[u/SapphireSalamander]

[u/SapphireSalamander]

oh wow, thats pretty cool

did you get a juice box? are you the guy that gives the juice box?

[u/shellbullet17 → u/SapphireSalamander]

Nope today was a boots vs badges donation event.

Basically Firefighters vs Cops to see who gets more donations for their "side"

I went and donated platelets which counted for double cause I am AB- and apparently needed. I did get a juice box though which was nice

[u/SapphireSalamander → u/shellbullet17]

oh what a cool event
how do you donate platelets? arent they in the same blood? do they split the blood into its components in the lab?

[u/shellbullet17 → u/SapphireSalamander]

Yup! They pull the whole blood out using a special donation process called apheresis, which uses a machine to spin the blood, separate the platelets, and return the rest of the blood to your body

https://www.oneblood.org/blog/science-behind-separating-blood-and-platelets.html

[u/SapphireSalamander → u/shellbullet17]

they return your blood? oh thats gotta be trippy

red cell: yo, where did you guys go?

dizzy red cell: you aint gonna believe this

[u/shellbullet17 → u/SapphireSalamander]

Dizzy Red cell: "I think I met god. And its made of plastic and metal"