Donate Blood Save life

As we see in our day to day life blood plays an important role in keeping us more active and alive. Day by day the requirements for blood are increasing as the requirement of food. We see many accidents in our day to day life day by day the rate of accidents are also increases. Many people die on the spot of accidents due to heavy loss of blood, some die on the way to the hospital, we can save the life of people by donating the blood this timely help could save the life of a person.

Think over this fact that a matter of 1 unit of blood could save the life of a person nothing you loose in donating a unit of blood. The blood you donate will be gained in a matter of the next 10 minutes.

You can start donating blood after three months since your first donation of blood. You must leave at least a 3 months gap for every donation of blood.

The another interesting fact is that the more you donate the blood the more the fresh and young blood enters your body and this would help you to keep you active. The person who donates the blood is called the donor and the one receives from the donor is called acceptor.

We see in our day to day life that many blood donation camps have been organized by many public, non-profit organizations, social welfare associations, and we see many youths and senior citizens take part in these events and donate blood. If they can do why can’t we.

Every time you donate blood to other you are saving one human being’s life. We also get a free report about our blood. We can know our blood group. So donate blood and save life.

Following are the blood groups available

Ø O+,O-

Ø A+,A-

Ø B+,B-

Ø AB+

Ø AB-

Other than O+ all the other blood groups are rare blood groups. O+ is called Universal Donor since it is accepted by any other blood group. But on the other hand it is not Universal acceptor since it matches only for O+.

So donate blood, Be Healthy, Save a Life.

DONATE BLOOD … SAVE LIVES

16 June, 2008 - We often hear or see this slogan. Why is it so important to donate blood and that too regularly? Will it not harm one? As laypersons, many such thoughts cross our mind.

Here are the answers to your queries:

Though blood acts like a medicine within our body, it cannot be manufactured. But what does an individual have to do at a blood bank before he or she actually donates blood?

They will have to answer a few questions on medical history, lifestyle and travel; carry out checks on weight, blood pressure and haemoglobin level. This is a “risk assessment exercise” for the safety of both donor and recipient. The blood donated will also be tested for hepatitis B, C, HIV, syphilis and malaria. All information and test results are kept highly confidential. Counselling and donor care form an important part of the process.

All it takes is just 45 to 60 minutes, but it will go a long way towards saving somebody’s life. So don’t make excuses or be under any delusion regarding blood donation. In fact, it will enable detection of low hemoglobin level or diseases in your body.

Donors, who donate at least twice a year, are called “regular donors”. Blood can be donated regularly because the liquid part of blood gets replaced within a couple of days and cells within 21 days after donation.

A total of approximately 7000 units of blood is required for the whole country, out of which 4000 units are utilised by JDWNRH, the apex hospital.

With the demand for blood increasing every day and the limited shelf life of blood being 35 days, it is important that blood donation becomes a regular custom among Bhutanese especially youth.

Today, on June 14, 2008, as we observe “World Blood Donor Day” with the theme “Giving Blood Regularly”, we focus on donor health, donor care and create public awareness on the need for regular donation.

We can save a life. We are the foundation of sustainable blood supply. So come forward, donate blood … save life!

Dr Mahrukh Getshen is the blood bank in-charge at JDWNRH.

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