The Canadian Blood Services distribution centre moving to Dartmouth is causing concern for a local haematologist.
Dr. Terrence Comeau says the move will have detrimental results as platelets do not have a long enough shelf life to be moved from province to province.
He says by having the centre in Nova Scotia it is going to cause a lot of rework.
He says once the platelets arrive in a different lab they will have to be re-evaluated, and the more time that goes by the less effective they become.
Platelets are particles circulating through the body which acts as a plug when a person is bleeding.
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