1. BLOOD DONATION
PRESENTATION
BY
OSEI OWUSU EBENEZER
EMMANUEL TITIATI

2. HISTORY OF BLOOD DONATION
• RECORDS SHOW THAT IN 1628 THE FIRST BLOOD DONATION WAS ATTEMPTED WHEN THE
BRITISH PHYSICIAN WILLIAM HARVEY DISCOVERED THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD
• IN 1818 THE FIRST HUMAN TO HUMAN WAS RECORDED WHEN THE BRITISH OBSTETRICIAN
JAMES BLUNDELL SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFUSED BLOOD TO A PATIENT OF HIS FOR THE
TREATMENT OF POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE.
• IN 1884 SALINE TRANSFUSION WAS USED AS A SUBSTITUTE TO MILK

3. WHAT IS BLOOD DONATION
• BLOOD DONATION REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF
1.COLLECTING
2. TESTING,
3.PREPARING, AND
4.STORING BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENT
FROM A VOLUNTARY NON-NUMERATED, SELF (AUTOLOGOUS), DIRECTED OR FAMILY
REPLACEMENT, AND RE-NUMERATED INDIVIDUAL

4. WHAT IS BLOOD DONATION
a. NON-NUMERATED VOLUNTARY DONATION; THIS TYPE OF DONORS DONATE FREELY AND
FREQUENTLY TO A DONATION CENTER WITHOUT ANY INCENTIVES
b. SELF (AUTOLOGOUS DONATION); THIS OCCURS WHEN A PERSON DONATES BLOOD DOWN FOR
HIS/HER USE LATER ON, EG IN CASES OF SURGERY
c. DIRECTED DONATION; IN THIS INSTANCE A PERSON DONATES BLOOD FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON
d. FAMILY REPLACEMENT; OCCURS WHEN A FAMILY MEMBER OF A PATIENT REPLACES A TRANSFUSED
BLOOD TO THE PATIENT
e. RE-NUMERATED/COMMERCIAL DONATION; THIS DONORS FOR INCENTIVES AND NORMALLY
OCCURS IN UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH NO REGULAR DONORS

5. WHAT IS BLOOD DONATION
• THE BLOOD COMPONENT THAT IS DONATED OR COLLECTED IS MADE OF
1. RED BLOOD CELL ALSO CALLED ERYTHROCYTES WHICH CONTAINS OXYGEN AND HEMOGLOBIN
THAT IS CIRCULATED THROUGH THE BODY BY THE HEART
2. WHITE BLOOD CELL (LEUKOCYTES) OF WHICH THERE ARE FIVE TYPES ARE CONTROLLED BY THE
IMMUNE SYSTEM WHICH IS RESPONSIBLY FOR FIGHTING INFECTIONS
3. PLATELETS (RETICULOCYTES) ARE PIECES OF CELLS THAT WORK TO FORM BLOOD CLOTS WHICH
HELP KEEP THE BODY FROM LOOSING BLOOD WHEN SUSTAIN AN INJURY AND HELP IN WOUND
HEALING
4. PLASMA IS THE LIQUID PART OF BLOOD THAT CONTAIN ESSENTIAL PROTEINS WITHOUT WHICH
WE WOULD DIE

6. IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD DONATION
1. GENERAL IMPORTANCE
TO MEET BLOOD NEEDS AND DEMANDS IN THE DISTRICT, REGION, AND NATIONAL
• THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HUMAN BLOOD
• EVERY 2 SECONDS SOMEONE IN GHANA NEEDS BLOOD AND ONLY 5% OF THE
POPULATION DONATES BLOOD
• IF 10-15% OF THE POPULATION WOULD GIVE BLOOD THEN SHORTAGES AND DEATHS
DUE TO LACK OF BLOOD WOULD DRASTICALLY REDUCE
• AND THE DEMAND FOR THE BLOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS IS RISING
• ONE DONATED BLOOD CAN SAVE FOUR LIVES
• IT SAVES MONEY ( BOTH CLIENT/PATIENT AND DONOR)

7. IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD DONATION
• TO THE PATIENT AND RELATIVES
1. LIFE SAVING ( IN CASES OF ACCIDENTS, HEMORRHAGES, BLEEDING CASES OR EMERGENCY CASES) BY
1. REDUCING TURN AROUND TIME OF ACQUISITION OF BLOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS
2. ENSURES READILY AVAILABLE BLOOD FOR USE IN CRITICAL TIMES
3. HELPS PREVENT INFECTION OF PATIENT
4. SAVES MONEY AND REDUCES BURDEN AND CONSTRAINTS ON FAMILY

8. IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD DONATION
• TO THE DONOR
1. PREVENTION OF IRON OVERLOAD
2. HELPS IN THE REDUCTION OF BLOOD PRESSURE
3. HELPS TO REDUCE BLOOD GLUCOSE AND GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN
4. RATIO OF LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN AND HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
5. HELPS REGULATE THE HEART RATE OF THE DONOR
6. AND ITS BEING SAID TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASES

9. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
• THE FIRST STEP IN BLOOD DONATION IS THE COLLECTION OF THE BLOOD
• THERE ARE PROCESSES AND CRITERIA'S A DONOR HAS TO FIT BEFORE QUALIFYING FOR
DONATION
• THE CRITERIA RANGES FROM
• CLINICAL HISTORY AND HABITUAL CHARACTERISTICS
• AGE
• BLOOD PRESSURE
• WEIGHT
• HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL
• PULSE

10. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
• CLINICAL HISTORY AND HABITUAL CHARACTERISTICS
• THIS DONE TO OBTAIN A PAST AND CURRENT DONOR HEALTH HISTORY AND WHAT EVER INFORMATION
GIVEN BY THE DONOR IS CONFIDENTIAL
• THIS IS DONE THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND MUST BE EMPHASIZED
THAT HONESTY IS KEY IN THIS SITUATION
• QUESTION TO BE ASKED INCLUDE
a. SMOKING HABIT
b. DRINKING HABITS
c. HOSPITALIZATION
d. VACCINATION HISTORY
e. SEXUAL TENDENSES

11. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
• MEDICATION
• SURGERIES
• CLINICAL DEFICIENCIES
• PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
• PREGNANCY/ LACTATION
• MENORRHEA

12. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
2. AGE
• THE AGE OF AN INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE FOR DONATION IS BETWEEN 18 60 YEARS IN GHANA
3. BLOOD PRESSURE
• SYSTOLIC (100 – 150 )
• DIASTOLIC ( 60 – 90 )
4. PULSE
• (60 – 90) BEATS PER SECOND
5. HEMOGLOBIN
• NOT LESS THAN 12 G/DL
5. WEIGHT
• <45 KGS

13. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
• THE BLOOD GROUP WOULD THEN BE CHECKED TO ASCERTAIN THE GROUP OF THE DONOR
EXEMPTION CRITERIA
1. EPILEPSY
2. PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
3. ABNORMAL BLEEDING TENDENCIES
4. SEVERE ASTHMA
5. CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
6. MALIGNANCY
7. LACTATING MOTHERS
8. MENORRHEA

14. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
• TEMPORAL EXEMPTION
1. MALARIA
2. SYPHILIS
3. MUMPS
4. MEASLES
AND OTHERS CAN DONATE AFTER 3 TO 6 MONTHS AFTER FULL RECOVERY

15. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
• SAMPLE TAKING
• AFTER PASSING ALL THIS, THE DONOR THEN QUALIFIES TO HAVE HIS/HER BLOOD TAKEN
1. BLOOD WOULD TAKEN INTO A STERILE, NON PYOGENIC PLASTIC BLOOD
2. WITH AN ANTI COAGULANT THAT PREVENTS BLOOD CLOTTING AND NOURISHES THE CELLS
3. VOLUME OF BLOOD TO TAKEN IS 450MLS ( LESS THAN PURE WATER)
SAMPLE TAKEN STEPS
a. DONOR HAS TO BE RELAXED IN THE BED
b. TYING OF THE TORNIQUE
c. VEIN LOCATION
d. SITE DISINFECTION
e. VENIPUNCTURE

16. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
PREPARATION
POST TRANSFUSION
1. BLOOD COLLECTED WOULD TAKEN TO THE LABORATORY WHERE IT WOULD BE TESTED FOR
• HIV
• HEPATITIS B
• HEPATITIS C
• SYPHILLIS
2. LABELLED WITH THE
• DATE TAKEN
• EXPIRATION DATE
• BLOOD GROUP
• BATCH NUMBER/CODE
• AND STORED IN THE FRIDGE

17. BLOOD DONATION PROCEDURE
BLOOD COLLECTION
F. COLLECTION
E. LABELLING
• IF APPROPRIATE LARGE VEIN IS PUNCTURED, BLOOD COLLECTION SHOULD TAKE AN AVERAGE
OF 5 MINUTES
• BLOOD

18. DIMISTIFICATION
• BLOOD DONATION IS SAFE
• YOU WONT GET HIV FROM DONATION
• BLOOD VOLUME LOST DURING DONATION IS RESTORED WITH 24 HOURS
• BLOOD CELL COMPONENTS LOST ARE RESTORED IN 3 MONTHS AFTER DONATION