![]() ![]() You can donate at the Blood Centres in CWM, Lautoka and Lambasa Hospitals at any time, or look out for blood drives throughout Fiji. Is blood donation painful?Īll our staff are experienced and we use a local anaesthetic on the skin to make sure giving blood is as painless as possible. Blood donors have to pass a health check, including a check on your iron level, before we collect your blood. If you are fit and healthy, you should not experience any problems. Your body is making blood cells all the time, so it will quickly replace this amount. The average adult has about 8 pints of blood and can easily spare a donation of less than a pint (450ml). Anyone who comes from or has recently travelled to a country where there is malaria.Anyone who’s behaviour puts them at risk of blood borne and sexually transmitted infections (Hepatitis, Syphilis and HIV).Anyone who has recently had a tattoo or body piercing.Anyone who currently has an infection – cold, sore throat, stomach bug, cold sore or infected sore.Women who are pregnant or who have recently been pregnant/ breastfeeding should not give blood.It is safe for people with some illnesses and on some medications to safely donate blood, so if in doubt, please ask at your blood centre. If you are male or female, between the ages of 16 and 65, weigh more than 50kg and you are fit and healthy, you can donate blood. Each component can then be used to treat a patient with a different condition, so one donation can help save 3 lives! Who can donate blood? In the laboratory we separate the blood into these different components, under sterile conditions. Blood is made up of several components – red blood cells, plasma and platelets. In Fiji hospitals we need about 50 pints of blood every day for pregnant mothers with anaemia or bleeding, accident victims, patients with cancer, complications of diabetes and patients needing surgery to name a few. Why give blood? Blood is vital to life and for many people blood donors are their lifeline. By 2018, we are aiming to collect 17,500 blood donations a year. Every year we need more blood donations as new surgical procedures are introduced and as the population grows. The Fiji National Blood Service collected 13,593 donations of blood in 2013. The safest blood donors are those who donate voluntarily in order to save lives. The Fiji National Blood Service aims to ensure a safe, adequate and equitable supply of blood to all who need it. Last Updated on 9 years by Publishing Team ![]()
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