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On the first day of Our Country’s invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to citizens to donate blood for soldiers wounded in combat. Blood donation centers in bombed Kharkiv were immediately filled with crowds of volunteers. According to our information, queues of honorary blood donors are also forming in the Dnieper on February 25. Blood for Ukrainians is also collected in Poland.
- On February 24, Our Country attacked Ukraine. There are fatalities and injured
- Already the day before the invasion in Ukraine, there were calls for donating blood, because there was not much stock
- When the attacks took place, the President of Ukraine renewed his appeal, which was effective. From February 24, also in Poland, blood is collected for injured citizens of Ukraine
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Blood donation in Ukraine. Queues for collection points
As a result of Our Country’s invasion of Ukraine, people are losing their lives, and the media also reports on an increasing number of injured people. Already on the first day of the hostile attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged citizens to donate blood, which is invaluable in armed conflicts.
“I am asking for blood donation for the heroes in hospitals who provide rescue to our wounded soldiers,” says Zelenski.
This appeal triggered an immediate reaction from the Ukrainians who lined up at the blood donation centers. People flocked, incl. in Kharkiv or in the Dnieper. Such a great mobilization in this regard has not been seen since 2014, i.e. since the conflict began.
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Even before the invasion, the media called for blood donation amid the limited supplies caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At that time, however, the messages had a slightly different content: they were requests, but with the hope that no blood would be needed. Today we know that it may turn out to be indispensable.
– Blood is such a magic medicine. It cannot be produced. And if the donor does not come or donate blood, you simply will not get it, said Tatiana Kanchura, coordinator of the Ukrainian Donor Project in the Southeast region.
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Blood for Ukraine. Poles want to help
From February 24, there are posts on the Polish Internet about donating blood for Ukrainians. Massive action took place yesterday, among others in Krakow, and cities such as Częstochowa or Nowy Sącz have announced that, if necessary, they will organize campaigns to collect valuable fluid for Ukrainians.
Among the popular phrases searched for by Polish Internet users are those concerning blood groups in Ukraine, which also indicates the willingness to help by providing those subtypes that may be missing the fastest.
What is the technical situation? Can anyone who donates blood today with the slogan “for the Ukrainians” count on the fact that it will actually end up across our eastern border? It is a bit more complicated. Blood about a given group goes where it is needed at a given moment. This means that he may end up in a Polish hospital, saving someone’s life. At the same time, supplies are also transferred to Ukraine, so it may also go there. Blood donation always makes sense and is an invaluable help, so now it is worth mobilizing yourself and donating blood. It will definitely not be wasted and will be very useful in this extremely difficult moment. Blood can be donated at any blood donation center in Poland.
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Who can donate blood?
An honorary blood donor can be a person between 18 and 60 years of age (65 if blood has already been donated). The minimum weight of the donor is 50 kg. Health status is also important, including the medications taken – if you take them constantly, it is a contraindication to donating blood.
Temporarily disqualifying blood donation include:
- acupuncture, tattoos or piercing of the ears (and other parts of the body) – for 6 months after the procedure,
- procedures such as: gastroscopy, panedoscopy, arthroscopy, laparoscopy – for 6 months after the procedure,
- being treated with blood or its components – for 6 months after the end of treatment,
- breastfeeding – for 3 months after the end of feeding,
- menstruation – 3 days after the end of menstruation,
- suffering from influenza and other infections with a fever above 38 degrees C – for 2 weeks after the symptoms disappear after recovery,
- vaccination against influenza or jaundice – at least after 48 hours,
- other diseases, e.g. rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, osteomyelitis and flu / cold – causing temporary disqualification of the donor.
Permanent disqualification occurs, inter alia, where:
- cardiovascular diseases, in addition to birth defects
- nervous system diseases,
- tendency to pathological bleeding,
- respiratory system diseases,
- diseases of the immune system,
- diseases of the genitourinary system and kidneys,
- skin conditions,
- diseases of the blood and hematopoietic system,
- diabetes,
- infectious diseases: hepatitis B and C virus infection, viral hepatitis of unknown virus type, jaundice of unknown etiology, HIV – 1/2, HTLV I / II, tularemia,
- syphilis,
- spongy degeneration of the brain,
- digestive system diseases,
- use of psychoactive substances,
- malignant tumors,
- epilepsy,
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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