Blood donation Day

Hi there...

      October 1 is celebrated as the National Voluntary blood donation day. For all those out there trying to do something good, here's the opportunity.

Let others benefit from your good health. Do donate blood if ...

ü       you are between age group of 18-60 years.

ü       your weight is 45 kgs or more.

ü       your haemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.

ü       your last blood donation was 3 months earlier.

ü       you are healthy and have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other transmissible disease in the recent past.

Do not donate blood if you have any of these conditions

1.      cold / fever in the past 1 week.

2.      under treatment with antibiotics or any other medication.

3.      cardiac problems, hypertension, epilepsy, diabetes (on insulin therapy), history of cancer,     chronic kidney or liver disease, bleeding tendencies, venereal disease etc.

4.      major surgery in the last 6 months.

5.      vaccination in the last 24 hours.

6.      had a miscarriage in the last 6 months or have been pregnant / lactating in the last one year.

7.      had fainting attacks during last donation.

8.      have regularly received treatment with blood products.

9.      shared a needle to inject drugs/ have history of drug addiction. 

10.   had sexual relations with different partners or with a high risk individual.

11.   been tested positive for antibodies to HIV.

Donation Do’s and Don’ts

Before you donate: 

• DO get a good sleep.
• DO drink plenty of fluids.
• DO eat a good meal before you donate.
• DO eat iron rich foods the week before you donate.
• DON'T skip breakfast.
• DON'T drink caffeine two hours prior to donating; it can increase your pulse rate.
  
  After you donate: 
• DO drink plenty of fluids. 
• DO leave your bandage on for four to six hours.
• DON'T skip meals. 
• DON'T drink any alcoholic beverages for five hours.
• DON'T smoke for one hour.