Blood Donations

Blood Donation Restrictions


Blood Donations
Blood Donations

Donor selection is done with the aim to protect the health of donors by ensuring that the donation is not hazardous to health, and to protect recipients from the risk of infectious disease or other adverse effects. (6.7)

Eligible donors aged 18-65 years, with a minimum weight of 50 kg. Body temperature should not be more than 37.5 C. Pulse should be regular, shows no sign of cardiac abnormalities with a frequency of 50-100 beats per minute. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure should not exceed 180 mmHg and 100 mmHg. Hb level at least for males 13.5 g / dl for women and 12.5 g / dl. (8.9)

Frequency of blood donation usually 2-3 times a year with donations volume should not exceed 13% of blood volume to prevent vasovagal reactions. (9)

Sometimes a person who donated blood for the first time became unconscious after donation. This usually occurs in donors with anxiety, hot weather, and no previous history of fainting spells. Usually unconscious as it is not complicated, but can be bad if it happened after the donor leaves the treatment room. (10)