Being a Blood Donor


Before you can give blood, you will be given a screening test.


The screening test will help indicate if you are healthy, and
include measurements of your pulse, temperature blood pressure and
iron levels. They will ask you for your name, phone number,
address, age, proof of identification as well as questions about
your lifestyle including you're sexual
history to prevent people with HIV or other infectious diseases
from donating. After you have successfully passed the screening
test, you will be asked to sit in a chair or lie on a table, where
a needle will be placed into you're sterilized arm. Blood will run
to a collection back through a soft tube for about 15 minutes or
until there is just under a pint of blood collected.

After you are
done donating, you are expecting to relax for a few minutes until
you feel strong enough to get up. Juice, water and small snakes
will be provided to you so you can replace fluid and sugar levels.
Most people are fine after donating blood, although some find that
they feel weak and shaky. If you are feeling well, it is fine for
you to return to school or work.


By donating blood you are helping cancer, surgery, burn and
accident victims. You may also be helping premature infants, and
children with leukemia. You're blood can be broken down so that
specific parts of the blood, for example, white blood cells, can be
given to certain patients.
You should not donate blood if you have tested positive for HIV,
have had sex for drugs or money since 1977, have had homosexual sex
since 1977, if you have multiple scleroses, have suffered a heart
attack or stroke, or have
hepatitis C.

You're doctor or blood donor clinic can give you
any additional information that you need or will make you feel
more comfortable with donating blood
Catalogue:
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Title: Being a Blood Donor By: Bart Samuri

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