I understand the importance of blood donation. What happens to the body when a person after given the critieria of donating blood. Is it really safe to continously to donate.
2007-10-27 15:05:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
The time between donating times varies between countries. In most countries, Australia, Britain, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Laos it is limited to once every three months for "Whole Blood". This takes between 10 to 20 minutes and sometimes a little longer.
For Plasma donations it is a minimum of every two weeks, and preferably every three weeks in Australia. I do not know about other countries. This takes between 35 minutes to 60 minutes, depending on how you are 'bleeding' and the type of machine you are on.
As for side affects -- you may feel faint either during or shortly after donating. Also a little thirsty by the time you have donated. Sometimes there is a bruise where the needle has been inserted, especially if the nurse inserting it is new, or it is hard to find your vein.
The pleasure one gets from donating greatly outweighs the small amount of pain you suffer.
2007-10-27 16:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by Walter B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One side effect is that you could potentially pass out while donating. Be sure to eat a good meal within the 2-3 hours prior to your donation time. They'll then give you a small snack of cookies and soda after you donate.
It is safe to continuously donate, but they only let you donate blood about every 6 weeks. You can do apheresis every 3rd day or so, 24 times per year. With that they actually filter the blood and only remove select cells ... these are used with cancer patients.
Each time you donate you save three lives.
If you are type O-, you will be called to come back in to donate on a VERY regular basis, because that is the universal donor, meaning any blood type can accept it in an emergency. I am O+ and they call me quite often to donate if I don't schedule my visit, because I am still able to give to all Rh+ blood types.
This is a completely safe process. If you haven't donated lately, please call to do so. I need to go again, too!
2007-10-27 22:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No medical procedure is without potential side effects. Although you may become faint or nauseous during or after donation, and you may have a bruise at the donation site, you cannot contract a bloodborne disease (such as HIV) by donating blood.
The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) regulates the collection and transfusion of blood and blood products.
When you are screened (interviewed before donation), you will be asked many different questions. These questions will assure that the donation will both be safe for you and for the person who will receive your blood. See the following site for the questions that will be asked: http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html
I am in Oklahoma, and our local blood center uses the following guidelines: http://www.obi.org/donating/canidonate.html
Once you are "stuck" the procedure takes 7-10 minutes.
The FDA says you may give whole blood every 56 days. It takes your body approximately that long to replace your red cells, platelets, white cells, and plasma. Actually, they are replaced before then, but the FDA is very cautious!
If you wish to give a blood component such as platelets, you may donate more often, but apheresis donation (i.e., platelets, red blood cells) takes much longer. The blood is removed from your body, spun in a special machine you're connected to, then put back in your body using the same line. This is done repeatedly until a "unit" of blood product is received.
I am a platelet donor. From the time I am stuck, it takes 110 minutes for me to give a unit of platelets. I would say it's safe to donate. I have been donating blood for 20+ years.
If you're donating for the first time, you would want to donate whole blood. After you become a "veteran" donor, you may want to consider apheresis!
2007-10-27 22:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by july 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can donate up to once every six weeks. Donating blood is very safe. The side effects are due to a loss in volume (which is why they tell you to drink lots of water) and glucose (which is why they give you cookies). Your cells, fluid, and glucose will return to normal quickly.
2007-10-27 22:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you should wait 56 days b4 you give again after youve given
2007-10-27 22:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by mandyv_09 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am diabetic type 2 - the Dr told me I shouldn't give....
2007-10-27 23:09:39 · answer #6 · answered by snowdrop 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋