Blood donors make every single drop count
Women haemorrhaging due to pregnancy emergencies, and other gyneacological complications, premature babies, children with severe anaemia, accident trauma patients, surgical and cancer patients.
June is World Blood Donor Month and the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) Newcastle branch celebrated this day on June 14.
Regular and first time blood donors committed to donating blood at the SANBS Centre, at the Newcastle Mall.
Ahead of Father’s Day and Youth Day, residents were seen giving the gift of life and enjoyed a fun-filled day with the cheerful SANBS staff cheerfully available to assist them.
Special donors all received a token of appreciation, after donating blood on the day.
Did you know?
One unit of blood which is equivalent to 480 ml, can save up to three lives.
The blood and its components, which are red blood cells, plasma and platelets, can be used in the following situations:
Women haemorrhaging due to pregnancy emergencies, and other gyneacological complications, premature babies, children with severe anaemia, accident trauma patients, surgical and cancer patients.
Remember that blood cannot be artificially manufactured.
You are eligible to be a blood donor if:
– You are between the age of 16 and 75 years if you are a first time donor.
– Weigh more than 50 kilograms.
– You are in good health.
– You lead a low-risk lifestyle.
– You consider your blood safe for transfusion.
– You have eaten a balanced meal within the previous four hours of donating blood.
– You have not donated blood in the past 56 days (platelets in the last 14 days.)
– Your pulse is between 50-100 regular beats per minute.
If you think you fulfill all of the above minimum requirements, visit SANBS Newcastle today and save a life!
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