BLOOD DONATING TIPS FOR BLOOD DONATION:
Tips :-
Please have a good meal at least 3 hours before donating blood.
Please
accept the snacks offered to you after the donation, it is vital you
have them. You are recommended to have a good meal later.
Please avoid smoking on the day before donating. You can smoke 3 hours after donation.
You will not be eligible to donate blood if you have consumed alcohol 48 hours before donation.
Get a Good Nights sleep,
Drink extra water and fluids toreplace the volume you donate (avoid tea, coffee or other beverages with caffeine) Eat iron rich food & avoid fatty foods.
Do not donate blood if you have any of these conditions:
(BE AWARE FOR BLOOD DONATING)
- Malaria (within 1 year)
- Hepatitis B, C
- Any other type of Jaundice (within 16 years)
- Aids
- Tuberculosis
- Diabetes (are you under medication currently?)
- Fits/Convulsions (are you under medication currently?)
- cancer
- Leprosy or any other infectious diseases
- Any allergies (only if you are suffering from severe symptoms)
- Hemophilia/Bleeding problems
- Kidney disease
- Heart disease
- Chicken Pox 9 (within 1 year)
- Hormonal disorders
- Hemoglobin deficiency / Anemia (recently)
- Drastic weight loss (recently)
- Small Pox Vaccination (within the last 3 weeks)
- Blood Donation (within the last 3 months)
- Blood Transfusion (within the last 6 months)
- Major Surgery (within the last 3 months)
- Pregnancy (within the last 6 months)
- Organ Transplant (within one year )