On November 9, National Voluntary Blood Donation Day To celebrate the anniversary, Jorge Tartaglione visited the studios LN+. According to the doctorOne donor can save up to three lives“.
“Each of us carries within us something that cannot be made, sold, or bought: “That is why the only way to get blood is through donation.”the most prominent specialist.
“At the global level, Only 1.5% of the population donates blood; “The ideal number is 3%,” the doctor explained. Once the extraction procedure is performed, blood is drawn Red blood cells are used first, then plasma, and finally platelets..
As Tartaglione puts it, “Before donating, The patient is interviewed and also undergoes a series of tests“Those who cannot donate blood are those with hepatitis. after, As for those who get a tattoo, they must wait six months. The doctor explained the same time for those who suffered from mononucleosis.
Another important thing: Sexual behavior does not affect blood donation in any way“, highlighted the cardiologist.
After donating blood, the patient must wait twelve months to do so again. “Nearly 50% of all donations made are received by people over the age of 60“Tartaglione pointed out.
On November 9, National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is celebrated in Argentina. In honor of the Argentine physician, Dr. Luis Agutiwho in 1914 at Rawson Hospital performed the world’s first anticoagulant blood transfusion.
“What Aguti did was unrepeatable. Because he discovered a way to preserve blood using sodium citrate“And as soon as he made this discovery, he called,” Tartaglione highlighted Nation From the newspaper they transferred the information to the New York Times, Who shared the discovery with all embassies of countries participating in World War II“The doctor said.
“I had the opportunity to meet the Agouti family: they still have the original bottle from this find,” Tartaglione concluded.