Gabriela Agudo, a representative of the external collection team at the Central Blood Bank and a technician in blood therapy and immunohematology, said this is the third collection conducted by the committee and they have been receiving widespread appeals.
«We see a lot of commitments about donating blood. Men can donate once every three months and women once every four months,” the professional explained.
In this sense, sharp The basic requirements for expressing a donation are:
*Age between 18 and 65 years old.
*Weight exceeds 50kg.
*In good health.
*It is recommended to have breakfast before donating.
*Participate with ID card
Barriers to Donation
*Temporary: Pregnancy, childbirth, recent surgery, COVID-19 symptoms within the past 10 days.
*Tattoos and piercings in the last year.
*Have had casual or risky sexual relations in the past year.
*Clear: People with heart, lung, kidney disease, tuberculosis, anemia, hemophilia, active ulcers, cancer, coagulation disorders, etc.
*Have a history of hepatitis C or B, Chagas disease, stroke, etc.
*drug addict.
*HIV virus carriers.
In this sense, the professional emphasizes that this type of external collection is an opportunity to attract people who want to donate but often cannot get there: “We carry out these operations together with reference people from different regions “In order to cover all possible Maybe a lot of people.”
Finally, he said that the blood bank located at Avenida Miter 236 receives blood donors from Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 12:30 noon.