Preparations Must Be Made Before Blood Donation

Contents:

• Medical Video: Donating Blood? What to Know Before You Go
  
• Conditions for becoming a blood donor
  
• Health conditions that prevent you from donating blood
  
• Conditions where you are advised to delay blood donation
  
• All you have to prepare before blood donation
  
• All you have to prepare when donating blood
  
• What you should pay attention to after donating blood
  

Medical Video: Donating Blood? What to Know Before You Go

According to the Indonesian Red Cross, blood donors are people who give blood voluntarily for the purpose and purpose of blood transfusion for other people in need. Are you interested in participating in helping the needy by becoming a blood donor? Prepare yourself first with the following information.

Conditions for becoming a blood donor

• Physically and mentally healthy.
• 17-65 years old.
• Has a minimum weight of 45 kg.
• Systolic blood pressure is at least 100-170, and diastolic blood pressure is 70-100.
• Hemoglobin levels range from 12.5 g / dl to 17 g / dl.
• The donor interval is at least 12 weeks or 3 months since the previous blood donor and a maximum of 5 times in 1 year.

Health conditions that prevent you from donating blood

• Suffering from heart and lung disease
• Has cancer
• Hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus
• Have or have had hepatitis B or hepatitis C
• Having or at high risk of HIV / AIDS
• Have syphilis
• Having abnormal bleeding tendency
• Epilepsy or seizures
• Use drugs
• Alcoholism

Conditions where you are advised to delay blood donation

• If you have a fever or flu, wait about 1 week after recovering, you are allowed to donate blood.
• After removing the teeth, wait 5 days after recovery.
• After a small operation, wait 6 months.
• After major surgery, wait 12 months.
• After undergoing a blood transfusion, wait 1 year.
• After tattooing, piercing, needling, or transplantation, wait for up to 1 year.
• After giving birth, wait 6 months.
• After stopping breastfeeding, wait 3 months.
• After suffering from malaria, wait 3 months after being free from malaria symptoms.
• After visiting malaria endemic areas, wait 12 months.
• If you live in a malaria-endemic area for 5 years, wait 3 years after leaving the area.
• If you have close contact with hepatitis sufferers, wait 12 months.
• After typhus, wait 6 months after recovery.
• After the vaccine, wait 8 weeks.
• If you have allergy symptoms, wait 1 week after the symptoms disappear.
• If you have a skin infection in the area where the needle will be pierced, wait 1 week after recovery.

All you have to prepare before blood donation

• When blood donors, your blood volume will decrease. Take plenty of fluids a day before blood donation, especially if the weather is hot.
• You can eat salty food about 12 hours before donating blood because after your blood is taken, you lose about 3 grams of salt from the body.
• Enough of your daily iron needs, consume iron-containing foods such as beef, fish, and spinach.
• Get enough sleep, at least 4 hours before donating blood.
• Make sure you note the type of medication you are using before donating blood.
• 3 hours before donating blood, you are advised to drink plenty of water or fruit juice.
• Eat enough 3-4 hours before the donor to prevent you from feeling weak.

All you have to prepare when donating blood

• Use clothes that are not too tight so that it facilitates the process of taking blood.
• If you are accustomed to donating blood, you may have an arm that is easier to find blood vessels, you can inform the donor officer about this.
• Don't get too tense, you can listen to music, read, or chat with fellow donors.

What you should pay attention to after donating blood

• Take a break for at least 10-15 minutes after finishing donating blood. You can eat food provided by donor officials.
• To avoid swelling in needle puncture marks, avoid lifting heavy loads for at least 12 hours after the donor.
• Drink plenty of water, especially 3 days after donating blood.
• Avoid smoking.
• Avoid strenuous exercise for at least 6 hours after donating blood.
• Don't stand too long and get hot especially 6 hours after you donate blood.
• Avoid alcohol.
• Inform the donor officer if you experience health problems after donating blood.

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