Alas, the bank of blood, in our for the present very selfish and not conscious society, can be told – it is empty. Those who at least can present theoretically themselves as the blood donor, first of all, stop because of the lack of confidence in medical staff in the state clinics. And in general, whether there is a wish comes into these state. institutions – to see ruin, rudeness, lack of the most elementary necessary things, to see sick and unfortunate. Whether it is possible just to come, to take a blood test and with feeling of the fulfilled duty to switch the mind to other subjects?
If our article convinces of need and safety of donorship at least one person, it is possible to consider that our duty somewhat too is fulfilled. For now, the most important that we can make, to explain it how to become the blood donor what contraindications can be to it, and tell what happens to your blood after delivery.
Who can become a donor?
Any healthy person from 18 to 60 years, weighing not less than 50 kg can become the blood donor. This the first that needs to be executed to become the donor.
Besides, depending on the place of blood donation, you have to show the corresponding registration at the place of residence. Before delivery, candidates for donorship fill out the questionnaire, show the passport and also pass a number of laboratory and therapeutic researches, a conversation with the therapist about the diseases postponed earlier, health, reception of any sort of medicines, etc.
Preliminary researches
Before to take a donor blood test, make the test of blood taken from a finger and the blood type is determined by the ABO system and also hemoglobin level.
Contraindications to donorship
One more that is necessary to become the blood donor is not to have constant and temporary contraindications.
Treat constant contraindications:
- viral diseases – AIDS, HIV, tuberculosis, syphilis, virus forms of hepatitis, etc.;
- the diseases connected with parasites – echinococcosis, toxoplasmosis and other;
- other diseases are new growths, diseases of blood, violation of central nervous system, lack of hearing and the speech, a gastrointestinal disease, disease of kidneys, a liver, urinary tract, the postponed organ and tissue transplantations, resections of bodies, alcoholism, drug addiction and many other things.
There are also temporary contraindications:
- periods;
- the postponed abortion (6 months work);
- removal of tooth (10 days);
- piercing, tattoos, procedures of acupuncture (1 year);
- SARS, flu, tonsillitis;
- pregnancy (1 year after the delivery);
- lactation (3 months after the termination);
- inoculations (from 10 days to one year);
- reception of antibiotics (2 weeks);
- analgetics and salicylates (3 days);
- alcohol intake (48 hours).
Besides, for an hour before blood donation it is impossible to smoke.
Procedure of delivery
Those who sincerely is interested as it is possible to become the blood donor, first of all, should tell about safety. At blood donation the one-time enrollment for collecting is always without any exception used. It excludes possible infection.
Process of delivery to last 10 minutes. Before blood donation you have to have breakfast easily, on an empty stomach it is not necessary to take a blood test. During collecting you sit in a convenient chair, and just before delivery you drink sweet tea.
Feelings during blood donation are especially individual. There are people who feel nothing, and there are that feel inflow of cheerfulness and forces. Despite of it, after blood donation it is necessary to refrain from physical and intellectual activities. For day you should not wet a bandage on a hand, and it is possible to remove it in 3-4 hours. It is necessary that on the place of acupuncture the bruise was not formed.
After delivery
If you took a blood test for the first time, it is placed in a quarantine for 6 months. Then you pass a repeated research and if everything is all right, blood is used in hospitals.
Your blood will be checked for HIV, causative agents of syphilis, hepatitis B and C.