Give Someone The Gift Of Life: DONATE BLOOD

WHO CAN DONATE BLOOD?

S  Without any discrimination between a man or woman, any person within the age group of 18-60 years can donate blood

S  Male and female can donate blood once in 3 months

S  Weight of the donor should be more than 50 kgs.

S  The donor’s systolic blood pressure should be 100 to 160mm/Hg and diastolic blood pressure should be 70 to 90mm/Hg.

S  Haemoglobin in blood should be more than 12.5 gm.

WHO CANNOT DONATE BLOOD?

S  Person who have consumed alcohol, antibiotics and within 72 hours cannot donate blood

S  If the donor is suffering from some contagious disease

S  Female donors during menstrual period, pregnancy, breast feeding and until one year after delivery cannot donate blood

S  Persons suffering from HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease, cancer, heart ailment, unnatural bleeding, reduction in weight without any reasons, diabetes, hepatitis B and C, ailment connected to kidney and liver, bronchitis, epilepsy, mental sickness should not donate blood

S  If vaccinated against any diseases, such persons should not donate blood till 2 weeks from the date of vaccination.

S  If treated for malaria, then should not donate blood till 6 months from the date of treatment.

S  If the person has taken aspirin tablets, then should not donate blood for 3 days.

S  Person who has received any blood within previous one year should not donate blood

S  Any person who has undergone a major surgery cannot donate blood for one year and minor surgery cannot donate blood for 3 months.

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