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Who Can Be a Platelet Donor?

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Who Can Be a Platelet Donor?

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• weigh at least 110 pounds, • be at least 17 years of age, • be in good general health, • have suitable veins, to be determined by UNYTS staff, and • not take products containing aspirin or ibuprofen for three days before your donation. How Can I Become a Platelet Donor? Contact the Pheresis Recruitment Specialist at 716.512.7967 or mspoljaric@unyts.org to make an appointment to donate platelets. Please don’t hesitate to contact Monique if you have questions or concerns about the donation process. Click here to download our Platelet Pheresis Brochure (PDF) On behalf of the hundreds of Western New Yorkers in our community who are dependent on blood products to survive, thank you for giving the Gift of Life.