What are the requirements for donating blood? – on the field

this donate blood This is a voluntary, necessary and not very intrusive act that directly helps healthy users who may need a blood transfusion in the event of any accident or medical problem.

If you would like to donate, you will be interviewed and asked to provide personal and medical information.If you regret your appointment, you can withdraw at any time, but if you keep your choice, the approximate time for the entire process is only 30 minutes most of the time.

If you are accepted as a donor, we will explain to you about informed consentLegal documents are included in Donor Profilewhich you must read and sign to end the program.

Your extracted samples will be tested HIV,

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Chagas disease and syphilis, Well, at the beginning of the disease, there is a period of time when the tests don’t show the correct data, and if you donate the infected virus, you can spread it through blood transfusions. So please answer honestly.

to donate bloodsome reactions are rare, but all of them are easy to deal with if you understand the requirements that must be followed when donating.

What are the requirements for donating blood?

able donate blood Do meet the following requirements:

• Possess a valid ID card, driver’s license or passport.
• Between the ages of 17 and 70.
• If you are over 17, you must bring a written authorization signed by a parent or guardian.
• If you are between the ages of 60 and 70, you must obtain authorization from the doctor at the donation site.
• Get at least 5 hours of sleep.
• weigh more than 50 kg.
• Have eaten in the past 5 hours (breakfast and/or lunch)
• If you are a man, it has been more than 3 months since your last donation; if you are a woman, it has been more than 4 months since your last donation.

When can’t I donate blood?

cannot donate blood If you did the following:

• Have had sex (with or without a condom) with a stranger within the past 6 months.
• Have had sex (with or without a condom) with more than one person in the past 6 months.
• Have had a relationship with a commercial sex worker within the past 12 months.
• Have had tattoos, piercings (earrings), or acupuncture within the past 6 months.
• Using or injecting illegal drugs.
• You have taken antibiotics within the past 7 days.
• Diarrhea in the past 14 days.
• Have had an endoscopy or colonoscopy within the past 6 months.
• Pregnancy or childbirth or abortion within the past 6 months.

What are the misconceptions about donating blood?

Here we answer some questions about Donate blood:

People with tattoos can donate blood as long as it has been more than 6 months since their last tattoo.

Hypertensive patients can donate as long as their blood pressure is within the acceptable donation range.

People with diabetes and those on medication can donate blood.

People who had alcohol more than 12 hours ago can donate blood.

If you have already completed the procedure, please keep in mind that you must wait 1 hour after donating before driving and 12 hours before driving public transport or heavy vehicles. At the same time, high-risk sports or high-altitude operations cannot be performed.

Finally, according to World Health Organization (WHO) Between 2008 and 2018, voluntary unpaid blood donations were reported to have increased by 10.7 million units, so these numbers are expected to remain positive.