FAYETTEVILLE - Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center is in need
for blood platelet donations due to a shortage of local donors.
Blood platelets aid the healing process, but
donated platelets must be used within five days. This causes a constant need
for donations each week.
Ideal platelet donors have AB+, AB-, A+, A-, B+
and O+ blood types. Platelet donors can give as often as every two weeks.
Cancer patients are the primary recipients of
blood platelet transfusions due to chemotherapy side effects. Transfusions
replenish the patient’s blood supply, heal injury sites and prevent life-threatening
hemorrhages.
Blood platelet transfusions are also used for
premature babies, surgical patients, and patients with other life-threatening
conditions.
The Blood Donor Center is located at 3357
Village Drive, Suite 150, across from Cape Fear Valley Medical Center’s
Emergency Department. For more information or to make a donation appointment,
call (910) 615-3305.