The Dnieper is actively donating blood for the needs of the army – how to join

Today, February 25, queues are forming in the Dnieper near the centers for collecting blood and its components. Dnipro residents come en masse to surrender for the needs of the Ukrainian army. If you want to help “Dnieper Operational” has collected recommendations for you regarding donation, as well as the addresses of blood collection centers and its components.

Among the main points:

• lead a healthy lifestyle, follow the rules of personal and public hygiene;
• avoid casual sexual intercourse, which can lead to sexually transmitted viral infections (viral hepatitis B, viral hepatitis C, other viral hepatitis with parenteral transmission, syphilis, HIV (AIDS));
• avoid cosmetic manipulations such as tattoos, piercings, implants, scarring, tongue splitting, etc. or refrain from performing the donor function for 6 months from the date of the last manipulation;
• do not come to the donation in the presence of signs of malaise (runny nose, cough, headache, sore throat, increase or decrease in blood pressure), the presence of acute and (or) exacerbation of chronic diseases, while taking drugs (including prophylactic goal), as well as in a state of fatigue (after excessive exercise, night work, etc.);
• not to plan a donation immediately before exams, competitions, during the intensive period of work, before work in hot shops and at night;
• on the eve and on the day of donation to exclude from the diet fatty, fried, spicy, smoked foods, dairy products, eggs, butter, bananas, citrus fruits, nuts;
• on the morning of the day of donation “easy” to have breakfast (sweet tea, jam, bread, crackers, drying, boiled cereals, pasta in oil-free water, steamed fish, juices, fruit drinks, compotes, mineral water, vegetables, fruits (except citrus and bananas)). It is not recommended to go through the donation procedure “on an empty stomach”;
• 10 days before the donation to refrain from taking antibiotics, for 5 days – salicylates and analgesics, for two days – from the use of alcoholic, low-alcohol beverages and beer, for two hours – from smoking;
• Donors of blood and its components are strictly prohibited from using narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic or other intoxicating substances.

Where to donate blood in the Dnieper:

• KP Dnepropetrovsk regional blood transfusion station – B. Khmelnitsky Ave., 17
• KP “Dnepropetrovsk city multidisciplinary clinical hospital №4” DOR – st. Middle, 31
• KP “Dnipropetrovsk City Clinical Hospital №2” DOR – 53 Sergei Nigoyan Ave.
• GU “Specialized medical and sanitary unit №6” – st. Titova, 29
• KZ “Dnepropetrovsk Clinical Association of Ambulance” DOR – st. V. Antonovich, 65

Also KP “Dnepropetrovsk regional blood transfusion station” on B. Khmelnitsky Avenue, 17, needs an electric kettle. Since you will be given tea with cookies immediately after collecting blood and its components.

You must have a passport.

We will remind, earlier we reported that in Dnieper volunteers need help.