Aug 24, 2021 – 202 views
The blood drive continues today and tomorrow in Bergerac. It’s from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Anatole France room.
And the least we can say is that the Bergerac residents are pretty good students.
Yesterday, the room was not empty for the afternoon. Almost all appointment slots are taken between now and Wednesday evening.
The Périgourdins are always there. It must be said that the Dordogne is at the 3e place of the departments where we give the most on the scale of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. And that’s good because the needs are still very important even if the COVID crisis tends to obscure chronic diseases, cancers, etc … which may require blood transfusions.
The good news, in Dordogne therefore, is that the COVID precisely and the confinements, have not affected collections too much. On the contrary, former donors have returned, especially on the occasion of the first confinement, young people have since taken over as have holidaymakers, many to give this summer as we recall it is not necessary. to present a health pass to donate blood.
« Even if we have someone who is positive (without knowing it, editor’s note) but asymptomatic, we will take it. On the other hand, the rule is that if people learn within 48 hours of the donation that they have actually been in contact and that they are tested positive, we ask them to call us back, and then we will play. on the products. It has never been proven that there is a blood passage, simply it is more of a problem when you have someone who has an infection, even a viral one, there can be bacterial infectious complications and so it is to prevent potential risks of bacterial infection. “ Dr Elisabeth Amat, site manager of the French Blood Establishment for the Dordogne.
The Bergerac collections do not therefore suffer from a lack of donors. Rather, it is quite the opposite. In fact, the Bergerac voluntary blood donation association, which organizes 3 days of collection every 2 months, has asked to add a 4th day each time. But medical resources do not follow.
« Today it turns out that the staff is sufficient in number, but there is indeed a critical shortage of doctors and nurses in the country. It worries us because we cannot honor all requests. There is a lot of potential in the Bergerac region and we are unable to meet this demand. » Marie-Pascale Leyx, vice-president of the Bergerac voluntary blood donation association.
The association which still supports the blood house project in Bergerac but here too the main obstacle is the lack of medical personnel.
And the problem is not likely to be unblocked in the coming weeks. On the contrary. Dr Amat is about to retire. It has been 5 years since she should have left but she still has not found a successor. By the end of the year it is therefore nurses who will replace her by having recourse, when this will be essential for telemedicine. What to slow down the pace of collection, warns Dr. Amat.
Until then, meet this afternoon and tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Anatole France room, to donate blood. It is highly advisable to make an appointment on my appointment blood donation.
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