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How can you speed up a platelet donation? i give platelets once a week and i know some people finish way faster. is there a way to speed it up?

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No: It is all dependent on the machine which spins your blood to skim the platelets. You can ask the tech to speed it up if possible, but I do not think it is.

Answered 2/1/2014

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