Ethics statement and collection of platelet packs
CROSS
Human research ethics approval for the use of human platelets was obtained by Australian Red Cross LifeBlood. All donors were approved for collection by Australian Red Cross LifeBlood, also our clinical‐grade platelet provider.The pooled platelet packs were prepared by combining the buffy coats of four ABO identical whole blood donations and resuspending with platelet additive solution (PAS) (MacoPharma, Mouvaux, France) to 70% of the final volume (i.e., 30% buffy coat). Each pooled platelet pack was prepared to a platelet count of >240 × 10