With the aim of saving patients' lives and meeting the requirements of the health sector
SEHA requests blood donors from all factions
The body replaces the donated blood within 24 hours.
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The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, "SEHA", announced its need for blood donors.
She said on her Twitter account: “Donors are required from all factions. We are in dire need of blood units from all factions as we count on your blood donations to save the lives of others,” noting that donating blood is a societal responsibility that the citizen and resident provide to serve the nation, especially since Each donor contributes to saving the lives of at least three people.
In detail, "SEHA" encouraged all community members to continue donating blood during the holy month of Ramadan, to help manage blood transfusion requests for patients throughout the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, stressing the commitment of its blood banks to the most stringent international standards when dealing with blood and its derivatives, to ensure The highest degree of patient safety, as the medical staff of highly qualified doctors and nurses, along with other medical teams, work to ensure the safe provision of blood throughout the emirate, in a manner that meets the requirements of the health sector, and every donor is subject to a personal medical examination conducted by a blood bank doctor, in addition to The donor's blood must undergo several tests to detect infectious diseases.
And she stressed the increase in preventive and precautionary measures since the spread of the "Covid-19" virus to ensure the safety of donating blood and its derivatives, stressing that blood donation is completely safe, in light of the preventive measures and sterilization followed in the state's health institutions, and there is no reason to worry about the possible transmission of the new Corona virus. Through blood transfusions, he pointed out that there is no justification for the reluctance of community members to donate.
She pointed out that people who get the vaccine against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) can donate blood after 14 days have passed from the date of taking the dose, and there is nothing to prevent them from donating.
She added that donating blood is a voluntary act that helps save lives and is available to every healthy adult person between 18 and 65 years old and weighs no less than 50 kilograms, noting that each unit of blood is separated into many components (red blood cells, Plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitate), so a single person’s donation may save many lives.
While the health authorities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi have identified three methods for donating blood and blood products, including voluntary blood donation, donating one unit (about 450 ml) of blood, and self-donation, whereby patients donate and store their blood before undergoing an elective surgery, and in this case, this must be provided. Donations at least one or two weeks before the scheduled surgery, in addition to a compensatory blood donation "a donation to replace blood given earlier to a friend or relative."
She stressed that donating blood is completely safe, as the body replaces the amount of blood that was donated within 24 hours, stressing that donating blood does not lead to any disease at all, as new sterile tools are used that are used once for each donor, and there are a number Very few donors (less than 0.5%) experience minimal discomfort during the donation.
It is noteworthy that Abu Dhabi Blood Bank services operate within a network of blood donation centers distributed in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra, to provide blood products and medical services related to blood transfusion throughout the emirate.
Advantages of donating blood
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, "SEHA", urged community members to donate blood constantly, to provide the blood bank with the necessary stock to ensure the lives of patients who constantly need blood transfusions are saved, noting that there are advantages for the donor, as blood donation can reduce the risk of infection With heart disease and strokes, it can also stimulate the bone marrow to produce new blood cells and prevent the accumulation of iron.
She indicated that the permissible period for repeated blood donation ranged from two to three months, but donating plasma or platelets “in a process called (apheresis)” requires only one month to wait.
She pointed out that there are groups that are not allowed to donate blood, including people who have recently undergone surgery or are receiving treatment with drugs, and anyone who suffers from a chronic medical condition or infectious diseases, in addition to pregnant women and women who have given birth during the past few months.
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Methods specified by health authorities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to donate blood.
- A vaccine recipient can donate blood 14 days after taking the dose
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