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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 "
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