What Is Plasma Therapy?
Plasma therapy, though it is still in the research stage, has shown promising results. This therapy involves separating the plasma of patients who have recovered from COVID-19. This plasma is then given to COVID-19 patients to help them fight the disease.
Dr S. Prabakaran, a transfusion medicine consultant at Kauvery Hospital - Trichy, explains how it is possible for every COVID-19 survivor to make a difference in other COVID patients’ lives. He explains that a person’s blood is made up of white blood cells, red blood cells, blood platelets and plasma. This plasma is what contains the antibodies to different diseases. So, a COVID-19 survivor’s plasma will contain antibodies that fight against that infection.
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Time Is of Essence
The sooner a hospital starts plasma therapy for a COVID patient, the greater his chances of recovery and survival. It is also to be noted that the plasma taken from one recovered patient can be used for two COVID-19 patients, effectively helping save two lives in the process. So, from when can a COVID survivor start plasma donation? Dr Prabhakaran explains that 14 days after recovery from COVID-19, a person can start donating plasma.
Fear Is What We Need to Beat
A lot of people fear going to the blood bank to donate blood. This is understandable as they have just recovered from a pandemic that is ravaging the world. However, if they can overcome this fear and donate plasma, they will be making a huge difference to many families – they could possibly save a mother, a father or a child in a family and earn the family’s undying gratitude. If every survivor was to decide that he/she will help save others by donating plasma, it will indeed make a world of difference to many COVID-19 patients!
Words From a COVID-19 Survivor
Mr Subbaraman was an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient. He was treated successfully at Kauvery Hospital and discharged. Mr Subbaraman urges all COVID survivors like himself to donate blood to save the thousands of patients who are suffering in hospitals.
Make a difference; donate plasma and save lives!
Time Is of Essence
The sooner a hospital starts plasma therapy for a COVID patient, the greater his chances of recovery and survival. It is also to be noted that the plasma taken from one recovered patient can be used for two COVID-19 patients, effectively helping save two lives in the process. So, from when can a COVID survivor start plasma donation? Dr Prabhakaran explains that 14 days after recovery from COVID-19, a person can start donating plasma.
Fear Is What We Need to Beat
A lot of people fear going to the blood bank to donate blood. This is understandable as they have just recovered from a pandemic that is ravaging the world. However, if they can overcome this fear and donate plasma, they will be making a huge difference to many families – they could possibly save a mother, a father or a child in a family and earn the family’s undying gratitude. If every survivor was to decide that he/she will help save others by donating plasma, it will indeed make a world of difference to many COVID-19 patients!
Words From a COVID-19 Survivor
Mr Subbaraman was an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient. He was treated successfully at Kauvery Hospital and discharged. Mr Subbaraman urges all COVID survivors like himself to donate blood to save the thousands of patients who are suffering in hospitals.
Make a difference; donate plasma and save lives!
Watch Dr Prabhakaran explain plasma therapy -
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