People worry about how the heat affects their platelets. Some people think that in the heat, blood thickens like syrup, and platelets clump together. No, the opposite is true. Read the story first about thrombosis in winter. There are more of them in winter than in summer.
Platelets
Now about the platelets themselves. They do well at body temperature. But if platelets are placed in a refrigerator at 4 degrees, then they begin to rage.
Platelets normally look like discs or plates. In English they are called "records". But if you razdragon them, then the platelets inflate like balls, grow tentacles for themselves and grab them for everything. It turns out such a lump. Like burdock heads. It's a blood clot.
In the refrigerator, platelets behave this way. They swell and bristle. Come on full alert.
But at body temperature, platelets rejoice and doze like peaceful plates. And even if you heat them up to 42 degrees, then the activity of platelets will only decrease. They will not rush at anyone.
Guess what temperature donor platelets are stored at?
They are stored at a temperature of 20 - 24 degrees. That is, at room temperature. In a special container, they are continuously stirred for 5 days. During this time, the platelets will be ready for use.
And even at this temperature, some particularly susceptible platelets from time to time swell and bristle with processes like octopuses.
But after heating to body temperature, such nerve platelets calm down and peacefully float in the blood. Unless, of course, they are called to mend holes in blood vessels.
It turns out that your platelets will be fine from the heat. And even when the heat personally hits you with a temperature of 42 degrees, the platelets will remain lively.
Have you heard about this?
