VOLUNTARY BLOOD

DONATION
VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION

 On June 14 of every year, countries around the world celebrate World

Blood Donor Day. The Philippines is one of the countries which
participate in this yearly event under the auspices of the Department
of Health.
 Unfortunately, the act of voluntarily donating blood as a life-saving
gift is not yet prevalent among Filipinos.
 Myths and Facts on
Voluntary Blood Donation
Myths Facts
1. Donating blood is giving away 1. Donating blood is not giving away
one’s blood your blood. It is actually sharing some
of your blood.
2. Not everybody can donate blood.
2. Anyone can donate blood Before one can give blood, he/she
needs to undergo a health screening
during which he/she will be asked
personal questions pertaining to
current state of health, health history,
as well as sexual history.
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Voluntary Blood Donation
Myths Facts
3. Anybody can receive any available 3. No. it is important to follow the ABO
blood type. system for blood transfusion. Each
blood type requires a perfect match.
4. Donated blood or whole blood
4. Donated blood can only help cure a contains different blood components
single disease. like red blood cells, platelets, and
plasma, which may be separated and
used by different patients for different
conditions.
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Voluntary Blood Donation
Myths Facts
5. Blood can be manufactured 5. Blood cannot be manufactured or
reproduced. It can only come from
humans.
6. Blood is readily available in 6. The best source of blood is from
commercial blood banks which are safe volunteer blood donors who do not
and reliable sources. exchange their blood for money.
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Voluntary Blood Donation
Myths Facts
7. Donating blood is the best way to 7. There is no weight loss after blood
lose weight. extraction. Only about 300 ml – 450 ml
of blood is extracted each time.
8. Blood donation requires confinement 8. Blood donation does not require
in a hospital. hospital confinement. It can be done in
a clinic or office by a medical
professional.
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Voluntary Blood Donation
Myths Facts
9. Donating blood once is enough. 9. You may donate blood again after 56
days or 8 weeks from your last
donation.
10. Humans can be transfused with 10. Only human blood can be
blood from animals. transfused to humans.
 Blood Components Main Uses
 Packed Red Blood Cells  Severe hemorrhage which causes
anemia for patient with surgical,
abortion, or childbirth complications,
trauma and cancer.
 Platelet Concentrates  Severe hemorrhage through platelet
deficiency, leukemia, bone marrow
deficiency, hemorrhagic, dengue
 Patients with a deficiency of
 Fresh Frozen Plasma coagulation factor or for the
manufacture of plasma, clotting
factor.

 Cryoprecipitate  Hemophilia, Von Willebrand

Diseases