Dallas Plasma Donation

What is the difference between blood and plasma donation ???

Donating whole blood is different because they take everything , which greatly increases the amount of time it takes to donate again. When you donate plasma this is not the case. Plasma itself is within the blood and can be separated from it completely then the blood can be returned to the donor. Now since plasma regenerates faster than whole blood you can donate plasma up to twice a week and in most cases get paid to do so.

My blood is returned ???? How is this done ???

When you are hooked up to a machine in a plasma donation clinic the machine will first draw your blood into a central chamber which spins fast enough to separate the plasma from the blood. Once separated from the blood the plasma drops to a separate storage space in the machine and once enough plasma is collected it is then sent from the machine into a donation bottle outside. Now that all the plasma is gone from the blood the blood is now returned to the donor and in most cases this step has no pain at all. Depending on your weight and how much plasma they take it could take anywhere from 3 to 5 cycles for the machine to get all the plasma they need.

Why do I get paid to donate plasma ???

Plasma itself can't be recreated in any synthetic form. That means the only way to get plasma and make the medicine that comes from it is from human donors like you.

How much do donation clinics pay ???

In Dallas as of Sunday October 8th 2006 you can find 2 separate donation companies.

ZLB Plasma

ZLB pays 30 $ for your first 2 donations and after that it depends on your weight. The lowest weight class gets 20 each donation after the first 2 donations with monthly bonuses if you donate 8 times in one month.

Grifolds ( Biomat USA)

Grifolds currently pays 40$ for your first 2 donations and after depends on your weight. Again the lowest weight class gets 20 $$ each donation with a bonus for donating 8 times a month which includes 100 $ monthly raffles.

Where can I find a donation clinic in Dallas ???

ZLB Plasma