Blood

Donation
Group members:
Lim Jie Yu
Liew Jing Lin
Poh Song Ting
 Table of contents

1 2 3
ABOUT BLOOD TYPE OF BLOOD ABOUT BLOOD
GROUPS DONATION

4 5 6
THE PROCESS OF SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANCE OF
BLOOD BANK TAKE
BLOOD DONATION INCLUDE
BLOOD DONATION
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CRITERIA TO BE A SYMPTOM AFTER METHOD OF HANDLING
AND STORING THE
BLOOD DONOR BLOOD DONATION DONATED BLOOD

10 11
PUBLIC PLACES
THE THINGS THAT YOU
THAT CAN DONATE
NEED TO BRING FOR
BLOOD
BLOOD DONATION
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ABOUT BLOOD
What is BLOOD?

Introduction
Blood, fluid that transports
oxygen and nutrients to the
cells and carries away carbon
dioxide and other waste
products.
 What are in the blood?
Red blood cell Platelet

White blood cell Plasma

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TYPE OF BLOOD GROUPS
 Blood Groups

A B

AB O
Blood Groups
Recipient
-- A B AB O
Donor

AB

Blood group AB is an universal recipient Blood group O is an universal donor

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ABOUT BLOOD DONATION
What is BLOOD DONATION

Blood donation is a
voluntary procedure
that can help save the
lives of others.
Every year, people donate over

100 million
units of blood worldwide.
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THE PROCESS OF BLOOD
DONATION
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
BLOOD BANK TAKE
INCLUDE
 Safety precautions blood bank take include

screening donors for existing health conditions

using new needles for each donation

having professional staff on hand

providing monitoring and refreshments to ensure a safe recovery

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IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD
DONATION
 Importance of blood donation

For helping people

Blood is required for surgery, accident victims or to treat
patients with leukaemia, hemophilia and other illnesses.

Prevent Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis is a health condition that arises due to
excess absorption of iron by the body. Regular blood
donation may help in reducing iron overload.

Healthy liver Hemochromatosis liver

 Importance of blood donation

ANTI-CANCER BENEFITS
Blood donation helps in lowering the risk of cancer. By
donating blood the iron stores in the body are maintained
at healthy levels.

MAINTAINS HEALTHY HEART & LIVER

Blood donation reducing the risk of cirrhosis, liver failure,
damage to the pancreas, and heart abnormalities by the
Liver with cirrhosis iron overload in the body.
 Importance of blood donation
WEIGHT LOSS
Regular blood donation reduces the weight of the donors.
This is helpful to those who are obese and are at higher
risk of cardiovascular diseases and other health disorders.

STIMULATES BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION

After donating blood, the body works to replenish the
blood loss. This stimulates the production of new blood
cells and in turn, helps in maintaining good health.
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CRITERIA TO BE A BLOOD
DONOR
 Criteria to be a blood donor
1
3
Well and healthy
2 Weight : 45kg and above 4
Age: Had minimum of 5 hours sleep
a. First time donor: 18-60 years old
b. Regular donor: 18-65 years old

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Had a meal before blood donation No medical illness
 Criteria to be a blood donor
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Not involved in any high risk activities Last whole blood donation
such as :- was 3 months ago
a. Same gender sex (homosexual)
b. Bisexual

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For female donors : not pregnant, last
menstrual period was more than 3 days ago,
and not breastfeeding
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SYMPTOM AFTER BLOOD
DONATION
 Symptom after blood donation
continued bleeding
bruising

Dizziness
nausea

pain

physical weakness
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METHOD OF HANDLING AND STORING THE
DONATED BLOOD
 Method of handling and storing the donated blood

Red blood cell

Handling
Packed red blood cells shall be immediately transported directly to the nurse
requesting the component for transfusion.

Storage / Shelf Life

PRBCs are stored in a Blood Bank refrigerator at a temperature of 1-6ºC until
issue. The shelf life is 42 days from the date of collection.
 Method of handling and storing the donated blood
PLASMA (FROZEN & THAWED)
Handling
Once frozen plasma thawed prior to issue, any plasma shall be immediately
transported directly to the nurse requesting the component for transfusion.

Storage / Shelf Life

Frozen Plasma is maintained in the Blood Bank freezer at a temperature ≤-18ºC until
it is thawed.
-Frozen Plasma - The shelf life is 1 year from the date of collection.
-Thawed Plasma - The shelf life of thawed plasma is either 24 hours or 5 days,
depending on the plasma product.
 Method of handling and storing the donated blood
Platelet
Handling
Once dispensed, platelets shall be immediately transported directly to the requesting
the component for transfusion.

Storage Shelf / Life

All platelets are stored at room temperature (20-24ºC) with gentle agitation until issue.
The shelf life is 5 days from the date of collection.
Pooled Platelets expire 4 hours from the time of preparation (pooling if required)
pooling.
The expiration date is located on the unit(s).
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THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED
TO BRING FOR BLOOD
DONATION
 What to bring for blood donation?

MALAYSIAN NON MALAYSIAN

IDENTIFICATION CARD (MYKAD)/ ARMY PASSPORT AND STAYED IN MALAYSIA

/ POLICE ID FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR

WORK PERMIT IDENTIFICATION WITH

DRIVING LICENSE
PASSPORT NUMBER AND PHOTO

WORK PERMIT IDENTIFICATION WITH STUDENT IDENTIFICATION WITH

PASSPORT NUMBER AND PHOTO PASSPORT NUMBER AND PHOTO

ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND

STUDENT IDENTIFICATION WITH
DONOR REGISTRATION FORM IN
PASSPORT NUMBER AND PHOTO
ENGLISH/ MALAY/ CHINESE/ TAMIL
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PUBLIC PLACES THAT CAN
DONATE BLOOD
 Public places that can donate blood
Malaysian Red Crescent
National Blood Centre

Hospitals
Conclusions

1 One blood donation can save three

lives.

Blood donation is not only good

2 for recipient, as well as donor
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