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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1981)
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Third Ave-, Suite 576 Portland, Or. 97204 Or See our Aviation Information Team at Erb Memorial Union Oct. 12-15 ‘Donate’ for dollars; it pays to give plasma By VALERIE LINGG-KANGAIL OlfalumH The crowded waiting room looks like any well-established health clinic with a diverse clientele — working people, students, and the unemployed Although new clients are di rected into a screening room tor a medical interview and phy sical check-up by a doctor, they are not here to receive medical treatment — they are here to donate plasma and earn money for their donation We want to avoid the stere otype of plasma donor centers and the sort of person who comes to donate plasma.' says Kim Bedell, manager of the Eugene Plasma Corp at 1071 Olive St Bedell says many people think only transients and drifters come to the center to pick up a few easy dollars “We are running a profes sional center with strict check up procedures on potential donors." she says, “and you really can't stereotype the peo ple who donate plasma ' "We get all types of people," adds assistant manager Bonnie Jorden "A lot of people come in dunng a break from their fobs to pick up extra cash for bills " She says donors can earn $10 a visit for approximately an hour of their time Jorden says a potential donor must call about a week in ad vance to make an appointment for a medical interview She stresses that a donor must be healthy, and she cites several reasons tor refection of an ap plicant — hepatitis, homemade tatoos. rheumatic fever, or a pregnancy within the last si* months Nursing mothers also are rejected “If a person comes in and smells of alcohol or drugs we give them a warning and tell them to come back in several days." Jorden says “If they come back a second time in the same condition, we reject them " She says donor centers must adhere to stringent federal regulations under the Food and Drug Administration, and the centers are inspected annually Following the medical inter view the applicant sees a doc tor for a brief medical exam The doctor explains the process of extracting plasma before the applicant signs the donor con sent form Jorden explains that the plas ma is the liquified part of the blood composed of 90 percent water and 10 percent protein She says donating plasma is not as dramatic to the system as donating blood, because the red cells are returned to the donor's bloodstream after the plasma is removed The body replenishes plasma within 48 hours, so a person can donate two times a week. Jor den says, adding that the center keeps an updated chart on each donor Chris Roels. a second-year University law student, says he went to the donor center in June to earn money while looking for a job After taking the medical exam. Roels was told his veins were too small, and that the plasma-extraction process might put too much strain on them "It showed me that the staff wouldn't take just anyone for therr plasma with disregard for their health." Roels says The 15-member staff at the Eugene Plasma Corp includes a physician, a paramedic, and eight phlebotomists. who are trained to draw the blood to extract the plasma Jorden says the plasma is frozen before shipment to Cut ter Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif, where it is processed into a variety of medical uses The Eugene Plasma Corp obtains approximately 350 to 400 litres of plasma a week she says Plasma generally is used as clotting element for hemo philiacs. and fluid for burn vic tims. Jorden says The plasma also is used tor research Re searchers are currently inves tigating plasma in anti-cancer medications, she says The Eugene Plasma Corp . which opened m June 1978 is owned by North American Biological Inc of Miami. Fla , a business that owns 19 similar centers throughout the country "Eugene has a high rate of unemployment and a large student population, Bedell says, "so it's a good place to locate " PARK PLACE Serving lunch & light dinners with a selection of Imported Wine & Beers 11 AM-10 PM Monday -Saturday
