20 APR celebrate the national blood donor day. Tell how and where now, despite the introduction in the capital, restrictive measures, it is possible to hand over blood and its components, including plasma ill COVID-19.
In an average day, the blood Center reports in hospital in the capital, about 100 liters of red blood cell-containing components, 80 liters of fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate of 20 liter and 50 doses of cryoprecipitate.
Become a donor can be anyone aged 18 to 55 years. To avoid queues, please pre-register. You must also obtain a pass to movement in Moscow. Donors of the blood Center named after O. K. Gavrilov can use the promotional codes service taxi free to arrive to the donation and return home.
Contraindications for the procedure remains the same. You cannot donate blood for people suffering from infectious and oncological diseases, diseases of the blood. Temporary contraindications include pregnancy and lactation, removal of the tooth in the last 10 days, procedures, tattooing, piercing and acupuncture in the past year.
Before the procedure is carried out several surveys and consultation with the doctor. At the moment there is no information on whether the coronavirus is transmitted through blood, so the test for COVID-19 is carried out only for those who have decided to donate plasma after suffering a coronavirus infection.
the clinical Staff of the Committee on COVID-19 concluded that the transfusion of donor blood plasma COVREC — plasma antibodies to the new coronavirus infection is one of the most effective methods of treating coronavirus today. This technique is already applied in Moscow.
“the Plasma of recovered patients contains antibodies that help the body fight infection. To obtain these antibodies by artificial means is impossible, just ill and healthy people can donate plasma to help sick patients,” said Olga Mayorova.
According to her, not everyone can donate plasma. More than half of cases have absolute contraindications to donation. To make a final decision about the possibility of donation is only the doctor-transfuziolog.
on April 19 in the capital, imposed as incentives to blood donors with antibodies to COVID-19. For every 150 milliliters of plasma donors receive 1250 rubles for 600 ml — five thousand rubles. For once you can pass for at least 300 and no more than 600 milliliters.
the blood Center named after O. K. Gavrilov is open seven days a week, weekends are the only public holidays. Reception of donors is from 08:00 to 13:30. In medical organizations of the Department of health as part of a multidisciplinary hospitals work 12 more branches of blood transfusion.
To donate plasma, recovered from COVID-19 must call prior��about the blood Center named after O. K. Gavrilov or the Institute of emergency care named after N. In. Sklifosofskiy.
Daily from 09:00 to 19:00 working, where specialists will answer any questions about the donation of plasma.
blood Donors with antibodies to COVID-19 will receive incentive payments
to Donate blood can be in two units of the blood Center named after O. K. Gavrilov and 12 offices blood transfusions in major urban hospitals.