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Role of Clinicians in Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation Dr . Anju Verma

Role of Clinicians in Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation Dr . Anju Verma. Voluntary blood donation. Crucial Role played by Blood Banks Clinicians Social organisations. Importance……. It’s about LIFE ………………………….

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Role of Clinicians in Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation Dr . Anju Verma

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  1. Role of Clinicians in Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation Dr. AnjuVerma

  2. Voluntary blood donation Crucial Role played by • Blood Banks • Clinicians • Social organisations

  3. Importance……. • It’s about LIFE …………………………. • Volunteer donors provide blood which is necessary to meet the needs of the patients they serve

  4. Clinicians can motivate eligible people who visit patients for blood donation. • They can briefly outline the basic criteria of eligibility of blood donation • They can further be advised to maintain their health if they aren’t eligible to donate

  5. Awareness !!!

  6. Awareness about the need of blood donation • Awareness about social obligation • Awareness about shortage of blood and the requirement • Highlight the fact that one donation can save three lives • Simple procedure of blood collection • Good feeling after blood donation

  7. Who can donate blood ?Age - 18 – 65 yearsHemoglobin - > 12.5 gm%Weight - > 45 kgsDonors have to meet various othercriteria of eligibility of blood donation

  8. To protect donors and recipients, donors are questioned about their medical history and are given a mini physical examination to help blood center staff determine whether they are eligible donors Blood donation Process

  9. Myths and Misconceptions • "I am afraid to give blood" • "My blood isn't rich enough" • "Other people must be giving enough blood" • "I am afraid of being turned down" • "My blood is not the right type” • "You'll take too much and I'll feel weak” • "They wouldn't want my blood because of illness I've had” .

  10. What is blood? • How much do you have? • Can you spare any?

  11. Advantages of Blood Donation • Lower risk of heart diseases and hypertension • Young fresh blood cells • Saving lives “Regular blood donors have a 33% lower risk of heart diseases” - British Medical Journal

  12. Education • To tell people about blood and its • physiology • To educatepeople about blood, • its types and various components • To tell them about blood related • Diseases and Window period • To motivate people and tell them • how and why they should donate • blood

  13. Consent • Written consent from donor is required to collect and use blood and also that he or she will be notified about the test result • After blood donation, blood is tested for HIV 1&2, Hepatitis-B & C, Malaria and VDRL before it is issued to patients

  14. Test result notification and Counseling • Blood reports are sent to all blood donors so that they are aware of their infectious marker status • They are counseled for future donations

  15. Why does the questionnaire has so many personal questions ? • The highest priorities of the Blood banks are the safety of the blood supply and our blood donors • These questions are asked to ensure that it is safe for patients to receive donor’s blood and to ensure that it is safe for donor to donate blood that day 

  16. How long will it take to replenish the pint of blood donated? • Donated plasma is replaced after 2–3 days • Red blood cells are replaced after 36 days in healthy adult males • The interval between two whole blood donations is twelve weeks in India

  17. How the blood is stored ? • The blood is usually stored in a flexible plastic bag that contains anticoagulant. This keeps the blood from clotting and preserves it during storage • Different components are stored at different temperatures to ensure their efficacy when transfused

  18. What is apheresis? • Apheresis is the process by which platelets and other specific blood components (red cells or plasma) are collected from a donor. Required Blood component is collected by the cell separator and the remaining components of the blood are returned to the donor during the donation.

  19. Can one get HIV from donating blood? • Donating blood is a safe process. Each donor’s blood is collected through a new, sterile needle that is used once and then discarded. • One cannot contract HIV or other viral disease by donating blood.

  20. Clinician play a very vital & big role to help the blood centers, to provide adequate and safe blood for their patients

  21. Thank you

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