Platelets
Platelets are tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding. If one of your blood vessels gets damaged, it sends out signals that are picked up by platelets. The platelets then rush to the site of damage and form a plug, or clot, to repair the damage.
Correspondence
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External Links
- CBS Circular of Information – Platelets
- Clinical Guide to Transfusion – Online Edition, Transfusion Practice, CBS – Blood Components
- Clinical Guide Chapter 19: Pathogen-reduced platelets
- FAQ: Information for Health professionals on pathogen-reduced platelets (PPPT)
- FAQ: Information for health professionals on apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E
- Canadian Blood Services circular of Information
- Guidelines for the Use of Platelet Transfusions – British Journal of Haematology, 2016
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Useful Links
- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
- Canadian Blood Services
- Canadian Blood Services Professional Education
- Canadian Immunodeficiencies Patient Organization
- Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM)
- Choosing Wisely Canada
- HAE Canada Website
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products
- ONTraC – Ontario Transfusion Coordinators
- ORBCoN – Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network
- REDCap
- Saskatchewan Bleeding Disorder Program
- SaskBlood SharePoint
- Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
- Treat the Bleed