Zhytomyr: more than 12 thousand inhabitants of the region have become blood donors in 2016
In the Zhytomyr region during the 2016 implemented 12140 donations of blood and blood components and in health care institutions conducted 16231 transfusions. This was reported the Deputy chief physician for organizational and transfuziologa help KU "Zhytomyr regional center of blood" Alla Ostrovskaya. — "Zhytomyr blood center provides all medical institutions of the region of blood components without exception – their 32. The number of people that are constantly in need of donor blood components, the average is 6 thousand patients. For the year 2016 was held 16231 blood transfusions. Most commonly used donor red cells, the shelf life of which 35 days, and fresh frozen plasma. And those orders received by the centre on these components for emergency medical care was provided at 100%. Daily rent in the center of the blood components several dozen donors. In world blood donor day, as you can see – is no exception," – said Alla Ostrovskaya. The doctor notes that the last time the orders arrive on platelets, which are necessary for hematological patients. "Shelf life of platelets at 72 hours. Storage conditions it is not. Accordingly, there is a need to – have a donor – and night components should be used for therapeutic effect," – says Alla Ostrovskaya. The blood Center is a donor registry, to which staff ask for help over the phone. There is also a registry of persons who rejected the donation is more than 100 thousand inhabitants of the region, and their number is unfortunately increasing. Alla Ostrovskaya notes that the region has the order of the Chairman of the regional state administration ¹ 13 "On the support of donor movement in the region", according to which approved the recommended number of donors in each of these areas in order to provide all residents of the region of blood components. On world blood donor day, celebrated annually on 14 June, Deputy chief physician, Alla Ostrovskaya encourages all people who have no contraindications to donate blood to help save the lives of thousands of patients. In addition, each donor has the opportunity to be tested for being a carrier of such diseases as syphilis, hepatitis b, hepatitis C and HIV. Also the donation is good for health: • stimulated by a General recovery of the body and normalizes blood circulation; • occurs prevention of cardiovascular disease; • there is independent activation of the body develops immune system; • liver independently unloaded and there is prevention work of the spleen; • if you periodically donate blood, then the body itself resists subsequent excessive bleeding. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
