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The need for blood for 57357 patients never stops. So if you are in good health and your age is between 18 and 65 and weighing more than 50 kg, donate your blood today to support a child during a critical time of their treatment journey. You can do that during one of your visits to the hospital.
Please visit 57357’s blood bank located on the ground floor, we are available from 8am to 8pm every day. Please fill in this form available on line
If you are working in a large company or institution or member of a religious or social organization where several co-workers and members are interested in making a donation, we can organize for a mobile blood drive at your end. For more information, please fill-in this form or contact our mobile drive coordinator on 19057
Most of the Egyptians are eligible to donate blood at any given time, so there’s a very good chance you meet the criteria.
For most donations, these are the basic requirements:
1- Good Health: You generally feel well, even if you’re being treated for a chronic condition.
2- Age: If your age is between 18-65 years old then you are eligible to donate blood and blood components.
3- Weight: must be above 50kg.
4- Have not donated blood in the last 60 days
Perhaps you’ve heard an appeal for blood donation that says: we’re running low on certain blood types.
Why are platelets so important?
Platelets are tiny cells in your blood that helps to stop bleeding. Cancer patients are a primary recipient of platelets as they are essential to surviving and fighting cancer, chronic diseases, and traumatic injuries as illustrated by the following:
Platelets give cancer patients the strength they need to keep fighting.
While cancer patients undergo treatment, a major side effect is low platelet count. Without a platelet transfusion cancer patients face life-threatening bleeding because platelets help blood to clot.
Platelets also help patients survive major surgeries or serious injuries.
After major surgery or serious injury, patients may need platelets to replace those lost during bleeding. Platelets keep them alive while they recover.
Platelets give strength to patients with blood disorders and those with transplants.
Platelets transfusions go a long way to help keep these patients going and live more active, healthy lives.
Platelets must be used within five days and new donors are needed every day. That’s why we need you.
Platelet donation is a little different than a regular whole blood donation. Here is how:
– Platelets can only be donated at 57357’s Donor Center. They cannot be given at a blood mobile drive.Perhaps you’ve heard an appeal for blood donation that says: we’re running low on certain blood types.
That doesn’t mean other types aren’t valuable: there’s always a need and purpose for every type of blood.
Here’s what we’re looking for today: All Types whether you’re A, B, AB or O – or unknown – all types of blood are valuable and can help save lives.
Perhaps you’ve heard an appeal for blood donation that says: we’re running low on certain blood types.
That doesn’t mean other types aren’t valuable: there’s always a need and purpose for every type of blood.
Here’s what we’re looking for today: All Types whether you’re A, B, AB or O – or unknown – all types of blood are valuable and can help save lives.
Yes, donating blood is safe. We always use new, sterile blood bag that are discarded after one use.
You’ll even be given a mini-physical exam at your appointment, to ensure you are healthy enough to donate that day. We’ll check your blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin.
Whole blood and Platelet donations are performed in a highly-controlled environment by professionally trained staff.
Each platelet donation is collected through a new, sterile kit that is used once and then discarded.
Most donors feel fine after donating blood, but if you do feel faint or fatigued, simply lie down until you feel better.
It might help you to think about this: you have about 6:7 liters of blood in your body. Roughly 450 ml is given during a donation. Your body can replenish that loss in a short time (a matter of hours for some components, a few weeks for others).
Platelet donation is a little different than a regular whole blood donation. Here’s how:
From start to finish, it takes one and half-hour to donate platelets.Donating platelets is a safe process.
