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Who say the only from of donation requires currency?in the heakth world,the best charity comes in the form of haemoglobins.

Fact
1)blood transfusions save lives.
2)every two second,someone needs blood.
3)every three second,someone needs a blood transfusion.
4)human blood cannot substituted
5)a pint of blood.separated into components,can help up three people.
6)the main reason most donors donate their blood is because they want to help others,
7)the most common reason non-donors don’t donate is because they “never thought about it” or they’re too busy
8)after donation,your body fluid will be raplaced in hours and your red blood cells in about four weeks.
9)the loss of iron would be restored in roughly eight weeks.
10)only four simple steps are needed to donate blood,medical history check,quick physical check,donation,and snacks offerd after donation.
11)blood donation is safe and simple.

Who can donate
=>you must be between the age of 18 and 60
=>you must be heavier than 45kg
=>you should be free from medical illnesses.
=>you should not have consumed antibiotics a week prior to donation
=>you cannot be pregnant or have delivered recentlt
=>you are not involved in any homesexual,bisexual or multiple sex partner relationship
=>you are not involves with drugs.
=>you must not have donated blood in less than two month.

Where can donate?
=>university malay medical center(UMMC)
=>blood donation drives
=>when there is ungency for it in the hospital(and you happen to be there at the same time)

benefit of donating your blood
=>removes excess iron from ypur body’s system
=>lower the risk of hesrt disease for men
=>msintsind the healthiness of the body’s circulatory system

things to do
before your donate
=>est something light before,preferably something sweet like chocolate
=>had at least five haours sleep the night before
=>not participate in any vigorous activities before the donation

before ypur donation
=>consume a lot water 24hours upon donation
=>avoid heavy axercising or activities within the first five hours after donating
=>consume sweet derink and light food,such as those offered after donation.

Top 10 myths of blood donation!
Mayth1:donating blood hurts a lot
Fact=it definitely hurts.but it hurts for less compared to getting a piercing and it only hurts for a little while
mayth2:I don’t think the equipment used is clean.i may catch same sort of disease by donating blood
fact=eguipment is sterilized properly and is disposed after.the nurses also use latex gloves when they handle open wounds or draw your blood.therefore,every safety precaution is taken to ensure that the donor doesn’t come in contact with any disease
mayth3:I don’t have have enough blood to donate
fact=you’re only donating one point of blood,not an armful!furthermore.your body replace the amount taken in a short period of time,don’t worry
mayth4:I don’t hane time to donate
fact=it only takens an hour or so for each donation.imagine this,for your one haour spent donating blood,you could save up to three lives
mayth5:there are always people ejo donate blood,so I don’t need to
fact=if that were true,there wouldn’t be a shortage of blood in hospitals.
Mayth6:they ask the most embarrassing and personal questions!
Fact=though their questions may ne embarrassing and personal.it is of the utmost importance that they ask those questions.the authorities need to ensure that the blood supply is safe for their patients
Mayth7:I’m too young to donate
Fact=as long as you’re 18 and above.you’re never too ypung
Mayth8:donating blood will deteriorate my healt
Fact=donating blood won’t deteriorate ypur healt! If anything,it works for your healt
Mayth9:we can only donate blood once a year
Fact=blood donation can be ve done every two months
Mayth10:I have a common blood type;so there is a lot of my type in the blood bank.i don’t need to donate anymore
Fact=thought there some blood types that are common than other,regular donations are still needed.the are however,specific blood types that are needed more as they are rare.