[Sca-cooks] [Sca-cooks]blood shelf life

[Etain1263 at aol.com]

In a message dated 09/12/2001 6:54:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
morgana.abbey at juno.com writes:

<< Platelets have a 5 day shelf life. >>

As long as they are kept at the proper (room) temperature and are constantly
rotated at a certain speed.

<<Plasma may keep even longer--I don't remember.  >>

Plasma is flash frozen and kept in a special freezer.(I think it's at -20
degrees)  Once thawed...it has a 24 hour "life"

Etain