Definition of Blood Donation
Blood donation is a process of taking blood from a person voluntarily for blood transfusion or other purpose. Everyone can become a blood donor if they meet the requirements.
Requirements for a blood donation
If you want to donor your blood, for whole blood or plasma donation, refer to the requirements here:- Physically and mentally healthy
- Age 17 - 65 years
- Body weight at least 45 kg
- Normal pulse rate: 60-100 times per minute
- Normal Body temperature 36.6 - 37.5o C
- Normal blood pressure: Systole: 100-140 mmHg. Dyastole: 60-90 mmHg.
- Hemoglobin level at least 12.0 g / dl for women, and 13.0 g / dl for men.
- Interval donor minimum of 12 weeks or 3 months from the previous blood donors (maximum of 5x in a year).
Avoid Blood Donation
Blood donation is not recommended for you with the following conditions:- Heart disease and lung cancer
- Suffering from cancer
- Suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Suffering from diabetes (diabetes)
- The tendency of abnormal bleeding or other blood disorders
- Suffering from epilepsy and frequent seizures
- Suffering from Hepatitis B or C
- Syphilis
- Drug Addiction
- Addiction to alcohol
- Having or at high risk for HIV / AIDS
- Doctors recommend not to draw blood due to health reasons
You have to wait for blood donation if you have:
- Moderate fever or influenza, wait for 1 week after recovery
- After tooth extraction, wait for 5 days after recovery
- After the small surgery, wait for 6 months.
- After major surgery, wait for 12 months
- After the transfusion, wait for 1 year
- After tattoo, piercing, acupuncture and transplantation, wait for 1 year
- If close contact with patients with hepatitis, wait for 12 months
- Pregnant, wait for 6 months after giving birth
- Breastfeeding, wait for 3 months after stopping breastfeeding
- After diagnosed as malaria, wait for 3 years after free from symptoms of malaria
- After visiting malaria-endemic areas, wait for 12 months
- When you live in malaria-endemic areas for 5 years in a row, wait for 3 years after coming out of the area
- Typhoid, wait for 65 months after recovery
- Taking a vaccine, wait for 8 weeks
- There are allergy symptoms, wait for 1 week after recovery
- There is a skin infection in the area to be pierced, wait for 1 week after recovery
- After 6 months from abroad.
Health Benefit from Blood Donation:
Not only human care each other, if you join blood donation you will get health benefit:
- Maintain a healthy heart: total iron in the blood is more stable and lower the risk of heart disease.
- Increase the production of red blood cells: blood donations will help the body get new blood supply to donate blood every thus stimulate the manufacture of new blood.
- Helps weight loss: one method of burning calories with the diet and donate blood (450 ml blood) will help the process of burning calories 650
- Getting psychological health: elderly people who regularly become a donor will feel stay energized and fit.
- Detect serious disease: initial standard procedure is our blood akandiperiksa of various diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C, syphilis, and malaria.
Take your action when you want to join for blood donation
Before Blood Donation
- Enough sleep (6-8 hours) at the night before donation
- Enough balanced diet (plenty of vegetables and fruits)
- Drink at least 2 liters of water per day
- It is advisable to drink 500 ml of water just before donor
During the Blood Donation
- Wear comfortable clothes, which is part of the arm can be raised up the elbow
- After the donation, take a break in the lounge while enjoying snacks provided by the organizers
After Blood Donation
- Drink plenty of water at least 2 liters per day
- If you experience dizziness, feeling of floating, or nearly fainting after blood donation, stop your activities. Immediately sit or lie down until your condition is ok.
- Avoid heavy lifting or strenuous physical exercise for at least 24 hours to prevent injury / accident.
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