How to promote voluntary blood donation

Voluntary blood donation refers to the act of selflessly donating one's own blood to social welfare undertakings in order to save others' lives, and the blood donors do not charge more than the transportation expenses, lost time and other expenses and remuneration necessary for blood donation. Usually, blood collection and supply institutions will give necessary souvenirs to blood donors to express their gratitude.

Free blood donation is a noble act of selfless dedication and saving lives, and it is the general direction of the development of blood cause in China. Blood donation is the embodiment of love and dedication, and the value of helping patients relieve their pain and save their lives cannot be measured by money.

Patients: Traumatic bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage, severe burns, various blood diseases and surgical patients need blood transfusion treatment. Because blood can't be made artificially and can't be replaced by other substances, it can only be obtained by healthy citizens of school age donating blood. Therefore, donating blood for free is to help patients who need blood.

Blood donation type editing

There are two main types: donating whole blood (at intervals of six months) and blood component (at intervals of 14 days, the interval required by each blood donation point may be different, please consult before going). Donating whole blood can be carried out at blood collection points (blood donation houses and blood donation vehicles) in most cities and counties. Blood donation component refers to the behavior of healthy citizens to collect and separate a certain component in human blood through a blood cell separator. The donated blood components can be platelets, granulocytes, plasma or hematopoietic stem cells. As of 20 15, platelet collection by donation is more common in China. Usually, blood components can only be donated at municipal blood stations and blood centers.

Donating to blood component requires a more spacious environment and professional collection equipment, which puts higher demands on the power and comfort of the collection equipment. Generally, it is only collected when clinically needed. Therefore, you should bring your ID card and other valid documents to each blood collection point to make an appointment and then donate blood components as scheduled.