[News Boquete] Still Needing 5 pints of O Positive Blood at Regional Hospital

We still desperately need 5 pints of O Positive blood for a man in Regional Hospital who is awaiting surgery.

Most of the people on the Blood Donor list do not qualify because they have been OUT of the country in the last 6 months so we need help from anyone who qualifies and can go to Regional Hospital tomorrow morning between 7 AM to 10 AM. The earlier the better.

 

If you are O Positive, on the Blood Donor list and have not received a call from me yet, please contact me ASAP if you can help.

 

The website is having challenges so below are the qualifications:

 

·  You must be between the ages of 18 and 65. You are generally ineligible when you become 66. In a life or death situation, the doctor in charge of the patient may override this restriction.

·  You may not give blood if you are allergic to penicillin.

·  Men can only give blood every 3 months, women every 4 months. The difference is because men usually have a higher hematocrit than women.

·  Infectious diseases: An active infection or any infection of any kind in the last 10 days, including dental, will disqualify you. A history of the following diseases will disqualify you: TB, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis of any kind, Chagras disease, Yellow fever. CMV and mono are OK if not recent.

·  Other medical issues: You must have normal blood pressure. Blood pressure medications are OK if your blood pressure is normal in the ER when you are screened.

You may not give blood if you have anemia falciforme (sickle cell anemia) or if you are diabetic.

·  You must weigh more than 55 kilos (approximately 121 pounds by calculation).

·  IV drug users are ineligible. 

 

You may be rejected as a donor by the ER doctor who screens you or by the lab. Your blood will be tested by the lab for normal values and infectious diseases.

 

IF YOU PASS THE ABOVE QUALIFICATION AND CAN GO TOMORROW MORNING PLEASE CALL ME and I will provide you with the patients name to give at the lab.

 

Thank You

Andrea Moss

for Boquete Hospice Blood Donors

6665-5398

http://www.boquetehospice.com/blooddonors.html

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