The state’s blood platelet shortage is improving after last week’s low point — which reached Bloodworks Northwest’s “critical” category — but thousands of donations are still needed.
Bloodworks Northwest needs 2,000 platelet donations within the next two weeks. The organization is also low on donation appointments for mid-to-late June; Bloodworks is currently on track to meet less than half the region’s need during those weeks.
Blood platelets are what stop us from bleeding to death when we have a cut or a scrape.
“Platelets are a type of blood cell which helps clot blood, initially,” explained Dr. Sandhya Panch, a hematologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
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