BLOOD DONATION PROCESS IN ENGLISH

                                                   

                                 BLOOD DONATION PROCESS IN ENGLISH

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Ø  BLOOD DONATION-

Ø  Blood can not be prepared in labs so it is needed to be harvested from a living body if it is needed for a patient. Blood donation is a process of making on blood available for the needy through a blood bank. It is a life saving activity so it is called as biggest donation.

Ø  TYPES OF BLOOD DONATION-

Ø  Blood donation is of three types-

Ø  01. Replacement blood donation- in which relatives or friends of a patient donates blood for the patient  for his current need.

Ø  02. Voluntary blood donation- in which a  person donates blood for humanity ( any one in need). We need to increase voluntary donations.

Ø  03. Autologous Blood Donation- in this type of blood donation a patient donates his/her blood to be stored, in case there is a future need for infusion for himself/herself. Here the patient himself or herself acts as the blood donor. This may be done prior to an elective surgery.

Ø  WHO CAN DONATE BLOOD

Ø  It is recommended that a man can donate blood once in every three months and a woman can donate blood once in every four months, having following criteria, can donate blood

Ø  Age – 18 years to 65 years.

Ø  Weight – more than 45 kg.

Ø  Vital signs- BP, temperature and pulse should be in normal range on the day of donation.

Ø  Childbirth– Should have delivered at least 1 year ago and stopped lactation.

Ø  Hemoglobin– Hemoglobin should be more than 12.5 grams.

Ø  Malaria- Should Not have been treated for malaria in last 3 months

Ø  Current infection- Should NOT have Hepatitis B, C, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, HIV.

Ø   Apart from these main criteria, confirmation of eligibility to donate blood is done by professionals attached with Blood banks after careful physical examination and health history.

Ø  BENEFITS OF BLOOD DONATION-

Ø  01. Self Respect- blood donation gives a sense of self respect as you have become a donor.

Ø  02. Satisfaction- saving lives gives a sense of satisfaction and because only a great person have the eligibility to save lives.

Ø  03. Social respect-  blood donation is a selfless activity so society also respects the donors.

Ø  04. Improves mental health- blood donation improves emotional wellbeing. It help to reduce negative feelings and provide a sense of belongingness.

Ø  05. Reduces iron load of body-  Donating blood regularly may lower iron stores and this may reduce the risk of heart attack. High body iron stores are believed to increase the risk of heart attack.

Ø  06. Periodic health checkup- today’s life is very busy. Normally we do not get time for routine health checkups. But during blood donation process, pulse, blood pressure, body temperature and hemoglobin levels are checked as a routine process.  Donated blood is also tested for several diseases, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis etc. if tests are positive e are informed by the blood bank

Ø  PROCESS OF BLOOD DONATION-

Ø  Blood donation is a simple process.  The voluntary blood donor can visit blood donation camp or a licensed blood bank.

Ø  Before blood donation the donor should take a full meal.

Ø  At blood bank/ camp first of all a registration form is filled for blood donation

Ø  Normally it takes 9-10 minutes to fill the registration form. It includes identification data of blood donor and health history and consent to donate blood.

Ø  Next step is physical examination by a medical officer. At this step basic tests such as blood grouping and hemoglobin are done and vitals are checked, health history is taken and eligibility to donate blood is ensured.

Ø  Actual blood donation process takes only 6- 8 minutes. A phlebotomist inserts needle into a vein and 350-400 ml blood is collected in a bag.

Ø  After this process donor is sent to observation room and refreshment is served to replenish the fluid loss. After 10 minutes donor can go home.

Ø  AFTER EFFECTS OF BLOOD DONATION-

Ø  Blood donation is a simple process and normally no harmful effect are observed only simple effect may be seen some times ( not always)  such as a little pain at puncture site, oozing blood at site, weakness, dizziness etc. these signs are minor and taken care of blood bank staff if they appear. You should leave site only hen you feel physically fit and fine.

Ø  A HUMBLE REQUEST-

Ø  Dear students I again request you that you all should become voluntary blood donors if you are eligible and motivate people for blood donation.