Donating blood not only helps others but also stimulates the work of the donor’s bone marrow, making the newly created blood cells from the bone marrow stronger and working more efficiently than the donated blood cells.
Each blood donation takes approximately 1 hour, starting with filling out a blood donor form so that donors can check their qualifications themselves. After that, medical personnel will take a medical history, perform a physical examination, and check blood concentration.
The blood collection process takes no more than 10 minutes. After donating, you should eat the snacks and drinks provided and rest for at least 10 minutes to allow your body to adjust its water balance. When you are back to normal, เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย, you can leave.
However, each blood donation loses about 10% of the body’s blood, so there should be a gap of at least 12 weeks to allow the body to create new blood cells.
While donating blood
- Select the arm with a large, clear vein and no rash or bruising in the area to be punctured. If you are allergic to antiseptics such as alcohol, inform the staff in advance.
- Wear clothing with sleeves that are not too tight and can be pulled up at least 3 inches above the elbow.
- While donating, squeeze the rubber ball regularly to allow the blood to flow easily. If you experience any abnormal symptoms during the donation, such as palpitations, dizziness, fainting, numbness, or unusual pain, please notify the staff immediately.
- You should not chew gum or suck on candy while donating blood.
People with certain health problems should not donate blood. Because the blood obtained cannot be used and may have negative effects on the donor’s body. With the following characteristics cannot donate blood.
- Those who are pregnant
- People who have insufficient hemoglobin levels
- People with abnormally high or low blood pressure
- People with health problems such as HIV infection, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or cancer.
- People who are taking medication to treat symptoms
- People who have used injection needles, body piercing, or tattooed within 1 year.
People with underlying medical conditions such as high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, or thyroid disease may be able to donate blood in some cases. However, they should consult their doctor about the conditions for blood donation first. The conditions for blood donation may depend on the doctor’s or the officer receiving the donation’s discretion.