Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa N. Gunton | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.28.2012
Jinyoung Jang shows to Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Treherne how to use the amicus separator, which is used to separate platelets from blood during platelet apheresis donations, at the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa here Feb. 28. The platelet apheresis method of platelet donation narrows the risk of contamination because they are able to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa N. Gunton | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.28.2012
The amicus separator machine is being used for the first time at the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa here Feb. 28. This machine separates platelets from whole blood and returns the blood to the donor’s body....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa N. Gunton | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.28.2012
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Treherne checks vitals for Cmdr. Edward A. Reedy during platelet apheresis at the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa here Feb. 28. Donating platelets is very beneficial because they are crucial to saving lives by clotting blood. Treherne is a hospital corpsman for the center and Reedy, the center’s first......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa N. Gunton | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.28.2012
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Treherne prepares Cmdr. Edward A. Reedy for platelet apheresis at the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa here Feb. 28. Reedy was the first platelet apheresis donor for the center. There are many advantages to donating platelets via apheresis, such as a smaller chance of contamination, more platelets in one......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa N. Gunton | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.28.2012
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Treherne prepares Cmdr. Edward A. Reedy for platelet apheresis at the U.S. Pacific Command Armed Services Blood Bank Center at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa here Feb. 28. Reedy was the first platelet apheresis donor for the center. There are many advantages to donating platelets via apheresis, such as a smaller chance of contamination, more platelets in one......
