SC sends blood bags to help treat the injured in RS; find out how to donate

Blood donations can be made at nine blood centers across the State (Photo: Image Bank)

Bags of blood and blood products were sent from Santa Catarina to Rio Grande do Sul this Saturday (4) to be used in cities affected by floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. During Saturday, eight blood centers in Santa Catarina worked extra hours for donations.

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The transportation of the donated material to the neighboring state was carried out by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu).

— Samu from Santa Catarina took this material to Passo Fundo. From there, this blood will be distributed to all regions affected by the floods. The bags will be sent by helicopter to the places that need the blood — explains the director of Mobile Pre-Hospital Care (APH), Dionísio Medeiros.

During the week, more bags of blood and blood products will continue to be sent to the neighboring state. Donations can be made at nine units of the Santa Catarina Hematology and Hemotherapy Center (Hemosc) in Santa Catarina.

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How to donate

To donate blood, you must schedule an appointment at one of the Hemosc units across the state. You must meet certain criteria to be a donor:

Be between 18 and 69 years, 11 months and 29 days. Donors aged 16 and 17 are accepted for donation subject to the presence and formal authorization of their parents and/or legal guardian. The age limit for the first donation is 60 years old;
Be in good health, with no wounds or bruises on the body;
Weighing more than 50 kg (with clothing discount);
Present an original document with an updated photo, which allows the candidate to be identified, issued by an official body, for example: ID or certified copy, Liberal Professional Identity Card, Work and Social Security Card, National Driving License, digital or physical, Digital Voter ID, as long as it has a photo, and Brazilian passport with affiliation.
Have rested well the night before the donation;
Avoid fasting. Eat light, non-greasy meals in the 3 hours before the donation;
Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages in the last 12 hours;
Avoid coming with children, without companions.

Donation scheduling can be done via the Hemosc website (Click here). Each unit has specific opening hours.