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Blood Platelet Donation

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Blood platelet donation

Blood Platelet Donation

CPL Christopher LeRoy, 932nd Blood Support Detachment blood technician, checks the arm of SGT Jennifer Skebong, 583rd Medlog Company, to ensure her blood platelet donation is going as intended. For the first time in the history of Afghanistan blood platelets are being collected in country for treatment of critically injured patients. Blood platelets are one of the key blood components necessary to stimulate clotting and stop bleeding.

(Photo by Senior Airman Dilia DeGrego), July 2009

 

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