Blood donation increases immunity

Health benefits

Donating 450 ml of your own blood doesn’t hurt, on the contrary. In this way, the quality of the blood is improved, which is stimulated to regenerate, the risk of cardiovascular diseases is reduced and the body’s immunity is increased. In addition, by donating blood, you have the opportunity to benefit from the results of laboratory tests: blood group ABO and Rh, HLG (blood count) blood glucose, Atg HBs, Ag / Ac HCV, Ag-Ac HIV1 + 2, Ac HTLV I + II, Ac-anti Treponema pallidum (bacteria that cause syphilis), ALT (liver enzyme transaminase). Also, on request, you are entitled once a year, free of charge, to a complete set of biochemistry tests.

Other material advantages

After a donation you receive meal vouchers worth 63 lei, exemption from work / college for that day and 50% discount on public transport for that month. According to the coordinators of the “Donate blood! Be a hero! ”, The interval between two consecutive donations must be two months. “Women can donate a maximum of 4 times a year, and men a maximum of 5 times,” says Delia Vasile, a fourth-year medical student and member of the team organizing the blood donation campaign.

What conditions you must meet in order to be a donor

Be between 18 and 60 years old.

The weight should be over 50 kg.

Have a systolic blood pressure between 100 and 180 mmHg and a regular pulse of 60-100 beats per minute.

Have not undergone surgery in the last 6 months.

Do not be treated for various conditions (hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, mental illness, liver disease, endocrine disease).

Do not have or have not had the following diseases: hepatitis, TB, syphilis, malaria, mental illness, epilepsy or other neurological diseases, brucellosis, ulcer, diabetes, heart disease, skin diseases (psoriasis, vitiligo), severe myopia – fish diopters -6, cancer)

Women should not be: pregnant, during menstruation or during menstruation.

Have not consumed alcohol in the last 48 hours, or concentrated fats or sweets, have not taken medication (aspirin, anticoagulants, antidiabetics, etc.), do not have the flu, cold or bacterial infections.

Have an original ID with you.

To be well hydrated, to have a good state of health, a proper personal hygiene.

“If the results of the tests reveal a health problem, you will be called to the Transfusion Center by registered letter and informed confidentially”, says Delia Vasile, coordinator “Donate blood! Be a hero! ”

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The medical students’ campaign takes place from tomorrow, until Friday, in the transfusion centers from 10 cities: Bucharest, Târgu Mureş, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, Braşov, Sibiu, Craiova, Timişoara, Oradea and Constanţa.

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