IMP OR T A NC E OF B L O OD

D ON A T IO N
HIDVARD O. CAMINERO
MEDICINE
PGI, DEPARTMENT OF TELE
G IO NA L TR AIN IN G AN D TEACHING HOSPITAL
BICOL RE
WHAT IS BLOOD DONATION?

• OCCURS WHEN A PERSON VOLUNTARILY HAS BLOOD DRAWN AND USED FOR TRANSFUSION
• INVOLVES COLLECTING BLOOD FROM A DONOR SO IT CAN BE USED TO TREAT SOMEONE ELSE
R.A. 7719: NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994

• PROMOTES VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION

• INCULCATE PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT BLOOD DONATION IS A HUMANITARIAN ACT
• REGULATES BLOOD DONATION PROGRAMS
HOW BADLY BLOOD IS NEEDED?

• 1 IN 7 PEOPLE ENTERING THE HOSPITAL WILL NEED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION

• LESS THAN 10% OF THE POPULATION IS ELIGIBLE TO DONATE BLOOD
• EVERY 2 SECONDS SOMEONE NEEDS BLOOD
• AGING BLOOD DONOR POPULATION
BENEFITS TO THE DONOR

• BLOOD DONATION SAVES LIFE

• HEALTH BENEFITS
• DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN DISEASES
4 TYPES OF BLOOD DONATION

• DIRECTED BLOOD
• ALLOGENEIC
• AUTOLOGOUS
• APHERESIS
DIRECTED

• BLOOD IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF SPECIFIC PATIENT

• A DONATION IN WHICH THE RECIPIENT CHOOSES THE DONOR
• BLOOD FROM DIRECTED DONORS IS NO SAFER THAN BLOOD FROM VOLUNTEER BLOOD SUPPLY
ALLOGENEIC

• COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS WHOLE BLOOD DONATION

• BLOOD DONATED IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF GENERAL PATIENT POPULATION
• EXAMPLE: MASS BLOOD DONATION
AUTOLOGOUS

• BLOOD DONATED BY THE OWNER FOR FUTURE USE

• THE AUTOLOGOUS DONOR IS REFERRED TO AS THE DONOR-PATIENT
APHERESIS

• BLOOD DONATION IN WHICH A SPECIFIC COMPONENT OF THE BLOOD IS ONLY EXTRACTED AND THE
REMAINING COMPONENTS ARE RETURNED TO THE DONOR

• THE PROCESS TAKES ABOUT 2-3 HOURS

• SEPARATION OF COMPONENTS IS BASED ON SPECIFIC GRAVITY OR WEIGHT
SO WHY BLOOD DONATION IS IMPORTANT?

• 1 BLOOD DONATION SAVES 3 PATIENT

• NO SUCH THING AS ARTIFICIAL BLOOD
• UNPREDICTABILITY AND FLUCTUATIONS OF BLOOD SUPPLY IN THE BLOOD BANK
IS ANYBODY CAN DONATE BLOOD?

• NO, THERE ARE CRITERIA OR REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW

FOR WHOLE BLOOD DONATION:
DONATION FREQUENCY: EVERY 56 DAYS, UP TO 6 TIMES A YEAR
YOU MUST BE IN GOOD HEALTH AND FEELING WELL
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD IN MOST STATES
IS ANYBODY CAN DONATE BLOOD?
• WEIGHT: AT LEAST 110 LBS (50 KG).
• BLOOD VOLUME COLLECTED WILL DEPEND MAINLY ON YOU BODY WEIGHT.
• PULSE RATE: BETWEEN 60 AND 100 BEATS/MINUTE WITH REGULAR RHYTHM.
• BLOOD PRESSURE: BETWEEN 90 AND 160 SYSTOLIC AND 60 AND 100 DIASTOLIC.
• HEMOGLOBIN: AT LEAST 125 G/L
HOW TO DONATE BLOOD?
BLOOD SERVICE FACILITIES (BSF)

• PHILIPPINE BLOOD CENTER

• DOH HOSPITAL (BSF)
• PRC (BSF)
• LGUS / NGOS (BSF)
HOW TO DONATE BLOOD?
DURING VARIOUS MOBILE BLOOD DONATION ACTIVITIES

• COMMUNITY
• PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
• PRIVATE KABALIKAT AGENCIES
• SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITIES
WHAT TO DO BEFORE BLOOD DONATION?

• BE SURE TO EAT WELL AT YOUR REGULAR MEALTIMES AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.
WHAT TO DO AFTER BLOOD DONATION?

• YOU SHOULD AVOID LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS OR STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS;
OTHERWISE YOU CAN RESUME FULL ACTIVITY AS LONG AS YOU FEEL WELL.