the Bear SG Basic Requirements * Age : 16 to 60 years (16 & 17-year-old can donate with parental / guardian consent) * Weight : At least 45 kg (100 Ibs.) for both males and females * Health : Generally good * Well Being : Feeling well that day. * Haemoglobin level: at least 12.5 g/dl for males; At least 12.0 g/dl for females Do you need to prepare before blood donation? No special preparation is needed before blood donation. However it would be advisable to take note of the following: * Drink lots of fluids the day before donation and also in the 24-hour period after donating blood. * Have adequate rest the night before donation and on blood donation day itself. * Please take your meals regularly on the day of donation. There is no need to abstain from food or fast prior to blood donation. In fact you should take a light meal in the preceding 2-3 hours before
anhydrouscoppersulphate SG asthma history cannot donate right they say. but i wan to donate since im type o too
TYING SG oh ya. my friends who went for the donation told me that they have to press the pump themselves for the blood or what to pump out. Issit true?
the Bear SG they give you a little stress ball, you sort of press it to encourage blood flow.. some like me don't really need it...
photo_seeker SG Which area do you stay in? If I happen to know about a donation drive around your area, I'll PM you.
photo_seeker SG Don't worry, it's isn't painful. Just a slight prick feel only despite the needle looking fearsome.
photo_seeker SG But do you know that the donated blood need to be tested, stored and filtered before it's being used for transfusion? All these are cost which is needed to be considered.
photo_seeker SG The stress ball is just to encourage blood flow for some donor as not all donor's blood flow is smooth. Having irregular output into the bag will cause more cloggings.
the Bear SG except for that painkiller jab which isn't painful at all, more like an insect bite, there is no pain... the painkiller does its work very well.. mostly, the fear is psychological
Gordonator SG during my army days. there was a blood donation at my camp medical centre. my encik says all must go and will be awarded 1 day off for all those donated. i was rejected cos the nurse says those mirror illness like flu and cough ae not allowed to donate. my friend was so scared that no blood came out. in the end, he was forced to stop after hardly filling up half the packet.
mystiv SG hey bear, so i needa go down there, take a form, go back to get my parents to sign it, and travel back to the hospital again?
