Who can donate blood
31 July 2008
Every blood donor and every candidate willing to donate blood has to have a written and oral
command of Polish in order to carry out the activities described in paragraph 3 without any third
party being involved, understand the content of the questionnaire and medical check-up related
questions.
Furthermore, his or her personal data should be obtainable at the Central Citizen Register of
Poland.
Who can become a blood donor?
Fact: Any adult person weighing more than 50kg and not suffering from health problems can
become a blood donor.
Blood is a significant factor for adults and children fighting cancer, those awaiting surgical
treatment, accident casualties and those suffering from chronic diseases. By donating blood you
make this precious life-saving gift to people who need it most.
Check whether you can donate blood:
Under the following circumstances you should NOT donate blood:
 Severe health problems regarding digestive, circulatory, nervous, respiratory and urinary
(incl. kidneys) system
 Infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis, etc.)
 Blood related diseases
 Usage of psychoactive substances
 Psoriasis
 Diabetes
 Malignant tumors
 Syphilis
 Sexual behaviours with high risk of contracting contagious diseases
Under the following circumstances you should refrain from donating blood:
 Surgical treatment, endoscopy, tattooes, piercing – up to 6 months after it took place
 While being in a penitentiary and up to 6 months after leaving it
 Menstruation period and up to 3 days after
 Infections, fever above 38oC, antibiotics intake – 2 weeks after the last symptoms or
finishing the treatment
 Influenza and hepatitis vaccination – 48 hours
 Gestation period and 6 months after child labor
Fact: Vitamin or contraception agents intake does not exclude you from becoming a blood donor.
02-635 Warszawa, ul. Balonowa 17/3
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How to donate blood - 7 steps:
1. Take an hour off, have a low-fat meal before the donation and take your ID with you.
2. Sign up at the reception and fill in the health condition questionnaire.
3. Your blood sample will be pre-examined (morphology) and after few minutes you will be
called up to the doctor’s office.
4. The doctor will allow you to donate blood or its part, otherwise you will be notified why you
cannot donate blood.
5. Have a drink at the canteen.
6. Blood donation – choose which arm you would like to use during the donation, sit
comfortably and in 10 minutes you will have donated one unit (450ml).
7. Take 10-15 more minutes to rest and after that pick up your chocolate bars, which are to
restore the energy loss.
Fact: The whole process of blood donation takes less than an hour.
Fact: Most people feel only a needle pinch as the donation itself is painless.
Fact: During the whole process only single-use equipment is used so there is no possibility of any
infectious disease to be transmitted.
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02-635 Warszawa
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Kontakt z mediami:
Bartosz Pomykała
e-mail: media@krewniacy.pl
tel kom.: +48 602 33 11 33
tel./faks: +48 22 843 53 99
02-635 Warszawa, ul. Balonowa 17/3
tel./faks +48 22 843 53 99 / tel. kom: 0 602 33 11 33
www.krewniacy.pl / info@krewniacy.pl