Platelets are a component of blood component that helps control bleeding. Supplies need to be continuously replenished as their shelf life is only 5 days.
The Colorado-Wyoming region of the American Red Cross has sent 32 volunteers to Texas to help the victims of Tropical Storm Harvey, a spokesman said today.
"Ten of them are from Wyoming," Bill Fortune said.
"Our expectation is we will be sending several more from Colorado and Wyoming," Fortune said...
Through Tuesday, January 31st, when you donate a pint of blood at United Blood Services, Casper or Cheyenne, (or mobile blood drives) you'll receive a voucher for a free Draft House pint of beer.
A spokesman for the Cheyenne office of United Blood Services [UBS] says the organization is looking for blood donations to replace blood sent to the Orlando area in the wake of the shootings that happened over the weekend.
January is National Blood Donor Month and United Blood Services is encouraging folks to roll up their sleeves and donate.
Troy Dahman, Regional Director of Field Operations for United Blood Services, says blood is typically in short supply during the winter months...