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Sunday 22 Could 2016, 11:00AM
There are lots of hurdles to clear earlier than you may make that donation that would save somebody’s life. Picture: Rex
Query
I lately went to offer blood for a person who was in dire want and was turned away. I heard different folks turned up on the Phuket Regional Blood Heart solely minutes too late and have been additionally turned away. This was in response to an pressing name for blood donations.
I’ve many individuals over time complain about all of the totally different causes given for being turned away from making blood dnaotions. Can somebody please tell us what all the necessities for making a blood donation are, and the place and when blood donatins will be made.
– Chuck, Chalong
Reply
To make sure the the security of blood donations for each donors and recipients, all volunteer blood donors have to be evaluated to find out their eligibility to offer blood.
In accordance to the necessities laid out by the Thailand pink Cross, blood donors should: 
1) Weigh 45kg or extra, be in good common well being and match to donate blood
2) Have to be 17 to 70 years of age. Donors who’re 17 years previous will need to have parental consent and the first-time donors should not be greater than 55 years previous.
3) In case you are over 55 years previous and by no means given blood earlier than, you don’t qualify.
4) Foreigners making donations will need to have been residing within the Kingdom for not less than the previous six months earlier than they will donate blood.
5) Donors 60-65 years previous
6) Donors 65-70 years previous:
7) Donors will need to have sufficient relaxation, not less than six hours sleep, the night time earlier than donating blood
8) No diarrhoea or abdomen issues throughout the previous seven days, or have a chilly or fever
9) Pregnant girls, new moms, moms who’re nonetheless breast feeding and ladies who had a miscarriage previously six months are all not allowed to offer blood.
10) Donors weight have to be steady or regular, with no dramatic modifications throughout the previous three months with none clarification.
11) Individuals who have taken aspirin, muscle-relaxant medicine or painkillers throughout the previous three days is not going to be allowed to offer blood. Likewise, individuals who have taken any anti-infection medicine (equivalent to antibiotics) throughout the previous seven days is not going to be allowed to offer blood.
12) Donors should not have bronchial asthma, any pores and skin infections, tuberculosis (TB) or any allergy symptoms.
13) Donors should not have hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart illness, kidney illness, lung illness, most cancers, thyroid issues, haemophilia or different illnesses or medical circumstances.
14) If have had any dental work performed, equivalent to tooth extraction, filling, root-canal remedy, plague removing, it’s essential to wait not less than three days earlier than donating blood.
15) If you happen to had a significant surgical procedure, it’s essential to wait not less than six months. You probably have had minor surgical procedure, it’s essential to wait one month earlier than donating blood.
16) You or your accomplice should not have “sexual deviation”.
17) You could haven’t any historical past of drug use or have been clear for not less than three years and keep good well being.
18) For ear piercings and physique tattoos, it’s essential to wait not less than one 12 months earlier than donating blood.
19) If you happen to acquired a blood donation from others, it’s essential to wait one 12 months earlier than donating blood.
20) If you happen to had malaria, it’s essential to wait three years earlier than giving blood. If you happen to visited a rustic that has malaria, it’s essential to wait not less than one 12 months earlier than donating blood.
21) Donors should not have been injected with a vaccine inside 14 days of giving blood. In case you are injected with a serum, it’s essential to wait one 12 months earlier than giving blood.
22) Donors should eat not less than one hour earlier than donating blood however keep away from consuming high-fat meals equivalent to Khow Man Kai, Khow Kha Moo, any deep-fried meals, dessert or curry constituted of coconut milk.
On the time of creating a donation, your blood and blood strain will probably be examined. Please reply all questions requested by blood-donation workers. Don’t cover any well being points from them. Drink loads of water to assist along with your restoration. Don’t drink alcohol for not less than 24 hours earlier than donating blood and don’t smoke any cigarettes not less than an hour earlier than and after giving blood.
After you make a donation, throughout your subsequent go to you’ll be knowledgeable of your blood kind and of any illnesses, equivalent to HIV, hepatitis and so forth, that we now have found whereas conducting exams in your blood.
When testing blood, we particularly examine for: ABO blood group kind, blood Rhesus kind, antibodies, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.
The Phuket Regional Blood Centre is situated at 38/193 Rattanakosin 200 Pi Rd in Talad Neua, Mueang Phuket.
The centre is open :
For extra info name the PRBC at 076-251178.
 
– Wathu Ohaj,
PR and blood donation organizer
Phuket Regional Blood Centre
 
The Vachira Phuket Blood Financial institution additionally receives blood donations. The blood financial institution is situated on the 4th flooring of Vachira Phuket Hospital, at 53 Yaowarat Rd, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket.
Donations will be made at Monday via Friday, 8:30am to 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 8:30am to 3pm.
For extra info, name 076-237237.
Blood donations in Phuket are accepted solely on the PRBC and at Vachira Blood Financial institution, in the course of the hours given. Particular preparations could also be made in case of emergencies, however that is performed solely on the direct request of hospital the place the affected person is receiving treatement.
 
– Ampai Saengwichitr,
Medical Technician,
Vachira Phuket Blood Financial institution,
Vachira Phuket Hospital.

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