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QUALIFICATIONS OF A BLOOD DONOR:

Age:16-65 years old

16-17 with parental consent

60-65 regular donors with the discretion of physician

Weight:at least 110 lbs. /52 kgs.

Blood Pressure:0 ! 1"0 systolic60 ! 0 diastolic

Travel aroad: less tha! a "o!th sta# outside the Phili$$i!es- o n e #ay donate blood$ne

%onth after the date of arri&al in the 'hilippines.

% "o!th or "ore sta# outside the Phili$$i!es! one#ay donate blood$ne year after the date of arri&al.(o surgical procedure done within a year.(o #edicine intake for 2" hours(o s#oking " hours before blood donation

Tattooi!g& Pier'i!g:12 #onths after the procedure'hysically healthy(egati&e for se)ually trans#itted disease

*t least 5 hours of sleep.$ther gu idel ines for de fer ral wi ll be assessed durin g theinter&iew of donor+spersonal and #edical history and physical e)a#ination.

B(N(FITS OF B(IN) A BLOoD DONOR,ou will ha&e a personal health check-up

,ou will know your blood type he#oglobin le&el and blood pressurehe bone #arrow will be sti#ulated to produce younger and acti&e cells ch a n g e o i l # e c han is # w hi ch in tu rn #a ke th e b l oo d f or #i ng or ga ns function #ore effecti&ely%ore &olunteer blood donors would #eet the blood supply

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t is so#ething that will #ake you feel good about yourself.

What to do a*ter lood do!atio!est for about 10 #ore #inutes.ncrease fluid intake like water and 3uice.

*&oid stooping down.

*&oid strenuous acti&ities like4 ifting hea&y ob3ects dri&ing big &ehicle suchas bustrucksoperating big #achines.

*pply pressure on the punctured site. f t h e r e i s s w e l l i n g a n d d i s c o l o r a t i o n a t t h e p u n c t u r e d s i t e a p p ly c o l d co#press for 2" hours then hot co#press for the ne)t 2" hours.f there is diiness 3ust lie down with feet ele&ated. rink plenty of

fluidspreferably so#ething sweet. t will pass in a few #inutes.f st ill do not feel we ll 3ust approach any 'hil ippine ed 8ross personnel t o assistyou