Blood Donation
CONSOLE Online Blood Donors Forum
Blood. Mostly required as well as scarce, is a life saving substance. Its availability depends upon the mercy of kind -hearted people. A single unit blood is separated into three parts such as plasma, platelets and packed red cells and each part is made useful to different patients. Hence the blood donated by one person saves the life of three patients. CONSOLE with its devoted volunteers is at your service, around the clock.
Who is eligible for
Blood Donation?
Age & Weight:
You are aged between 18 and 65. In some countries, national legislation allows young people aged 16 to 17 to donate on the condition that they meet the required physical and hematological requirements and obtain the appropriate consent. In some countries, regular donors over the age of 65 can be accepted at the discretion of the responsible medical practitioner. The upper age limit in some countries is 60. You weigh at least 50 kg.In some countries, total blood donors must weigh 45 kg or more to give 350 ml 10%
Health:
When making a donate, you must be in good health. If you have a cold, the flu, a sore throat, a cold sore, a stomach illness, or any other ailment, you cannot donate. For six months following the date of the surgery, you are not eligible to donate if you recently received a tattoo or body piercing. You can give blood after 12 hours if the body piercing was done by a licenced health care provider and any irritation has totally subsided. You must wait 24 hours after a minor dental operation before donating; after substantial work, wait one month. Blood donation is not required. If your haemoglobin level is below the required threshold for blood donation.
Travel:
It is possible to temporarily postpone travel to regions where mosquito-borne illnesses including malaria, dengue, and Zika virus infections are common. In order to lower the danger of spreading variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) through blood transfusions, several nations also enacted the policy to postpone blood donors with a history of travel or residency for predetermined cumulative exposure periods in certain countries or locations.
Behaviours:
You shouldn't donate blood,if you've had "at risk" intercourse during the last 12 months. Individuals who exhibit the following behaviours will be permanently postponed Have ever injected illicit substances. Have ever had an HIV (AIDS virus) test that was positive. There are additional behaviour eligibility requirements in the national blood donor selection standards. Different countries may have different standards.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding:
After giving birth, the deferral period should last the same number of months as the length of the pregnancy. Giving blood while breast-feeding is not advised. The deferral period after childbirth is at least 9 months (much like throughout pregnancy) and lasts until 3 months after your kid has been significantly weaned, or is receiving the majority of his or her nourishment through solids or bottle feeding.
