Blood Donation Part3: Myth Buster

Thought of as a selfless act, donating blood is a noble cause indeed. And yet very few of us take the time out to donate blood at blood donation drives or attend blood donor awareness campaigns. From ‘blood donation causes weakness’ to the threat of catching diseases, several myths about blood donations abound. Today, Dr. Rani Prem Kumar, Consultant, Blood Bank at Moolchand Medcity, helps clear the air and tells us which myths and facts about donating blood are true, and which false:

Myth: Donating blood makes me feel low.
Fact: False. However, many people feel that donating blood makes them feel weak. Again, this isn’t true. The thread of truth here arises from the fact that it takes a day or two to replenish the fluid volume in the body and three months for the regeneration of red cells to donate more blood

Myth: One is advised to take complete rest for a day after donating blood.
Fact: False. One can easily resume his or her normal day-to-day routine after donating blood, but should take care of the following:

• Drink at least 10-12 glasses of water including juices within 24 hours following blood donation. 
• Avoid sun exposure 
• Avoid driving for the next 2-3 hours
• Avoid smoking for next 4 hours 
• Avoid alcohol for next 24 hours

Smoking and Drinking is injurious to health and MUST be stopped irrespective of you are donating blood or not.

Myth: Blood donation is a painful procedure.
Fact: False. Donating blood is not painful at all. One only feels a slight pinching sensation when the needle pricks the arms

Blood Donation Camp coming up 

Venue: Amakine-Burhaniyah, Gottigere, Bangalore-83

Date:    22nd September 2013

Day:      Sunday

Time:    8am to 1pm
Registeration here: http://tinyurl.com/fakhrimedical

*Courtesy: Huzaifa Attarwala