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THE REST OF THE COMPONENTS ARE GETTING RETURNED THROUGH THIS TUBING, AND THE PLATELETS ARE GETTING DRAWN UP INTO THESE TWO COLLECTION BAGS. DONORS LIKE JIM HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG VEIN AND TIME.

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She said Jocey would not be here without the medical care she has received, including platelet donations. “She had 30 bags of blood and 15 bags of platelets to save her life,” Tackett said.

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Negative blood types are particularly valuable because they are not common. With less than 2% (one in 50 donors) of the population having B negative blood type, it is among the rarest blood types.

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