When a person loses blood by an accident, an operation, or has health problems, may need a transfusion. However, since human blood is a substance impossible to synthesize, it is necessary to remove someone else, ie, a donor. Blood donations just help to improve our health, are therefore considered an important priority in San Antonio de los Baños.
Each month the entities of the area give the Bank a number of donations, so they could be employed in health institutions to treat patients who require them.
Generally, some companies fall behind their monthly plan, but most voluntarily contribute the stock of different blood groups.
Medical authorities stress the importance of these donations, especially in cases of anemia, transplants, accidents and chronic diseases.
They are also used in patients with a decreased number of platelets or severe burns.
After the donation, the bags are subjected to a typing process through which blood group is identified. It also analyzes the sample to rule out diseases such as hepatitis B, AIDS or elevated transaminases.
Everyone over 18 is eligible to donate blood. However, excluded those with cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, metabolic or respiratory.
Neither should those having a history of drug or a tattoo have been made during the four months prior to donation.