Here's how a micro blood donation camp can be organized in the premises of your residential complex keeping all safety measures in place:

INTIAL ACTION BY OFFICE-BEARER

• Please communicate with your residents about your desire to help patients in need of blood.
• Convey to them that blood donation can be done within the society premises.
• Inform them that the blood centre which is called will follow all safety measures rigidly.
• Tell them that they will be called one after the other. At no point will there be more than 2 donors.
• Tell them to register before-hand by giving their name and telephone number.

COMMUNICATE TO US

• Please communicate with us about the number of people who have registered. We will then decide if it is feasible for a blood centre to come to your venue with a team.
• We will check with you if we can conduct the camp in a Room within your premises. If not we will bring an air-conditioned Blood Collection Van.
• If the number of registrations do not make it feasible for a camp to be organized, the residents can go to the nearest blood bank to donate blood. Please inform us of the same, and we will facilitate the walk-in donation.

BLOOD DONATION CAMP IN A ROOM/HALL

If you have an office or a Club-house or Gymkhana or a small Hall or a Common Room, the micro-camp can be done in this facility. The venue should have:

• Adequate lighting and proper ventilation.
• Fans if there is no air-conditioning.
• Tables : 4 nos.
• Cots : 2 nos. will be brought by the blood centre
• Chairs : 8-10 nos.
• Electrical point
• Parking Space for the blood centre vehicle

BLOOD DONATION CAMP IN A VAN – NOT THE PREFERRED OPTION

If you do not have the above-mentioned space, we will get a Blood Collection Van to come to your premises. The Van is air-conditioned, and the actual act of blood donation can be done inside the Van – one donor at a time. Two small rooms will be required for pre-donation and post-donation activity. This can be discussed and worked out. Obviously, space will be required for parking the Van (which will be larger than a Bus).

ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

• Soft drinks (Frooti) and Biscuits for all donors will be brought by the Blood Bank.
• Drinking Water : For safety, you may ask each resident to bring his/her own bottle.

BLOOD BANK TEAM

We will be getting a Blood Bank which is licensed by the F.D.A. (Food & Drug Administration) and approved by the State Blood Transfusion Council. It is authorised and experienced to conduct the activity. For a 1-2 bedded blood donation camp, the blood bank will come with their sterilized/sanitized equipment, sanitizers, disinfectants and the following personnel (with gloves, aprons and masks):

• Doctor
• Technician
• Phlebotomist
• Medical Social Worker
• Attendant
• Helper

SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITY ON THE DAY OF THE CAMP

After the set-up is done by the blood centre (all tables and cots will be placed 5 feet apart) at the venue:

• Registered donors will be called 1-2 at a time for blood donation.
• Donors should come, preferably, with their own mask, bottle of water and pen.
• Hand sanitizer will be made available at entry point.
• Pre-donation screening will be carried out, and questions will be asked by doctor, to determine eligibility.
• There will be only 1-2 donors donating blood at a time. If 2 donors are present, they will be spaced at least 5 feet apart.
• The next donors will be called only after completion of the earlier donation.
• Mandatory refreshments, Donor Card and Certificate will be given to the donor.

SAFETY MEASURES BY BLOOD BANK

• The Blood Bank staff will be wearing gloves, masks and aprons. They will sanitize their gloves after contact with every donor.
• All equipment brought by the Blood Bank will be subjected to disinfectants/sanitizers.
• Donor couches will be scrubbed between 2 donations.
• Donor's hands will be sanitized at entry and exit points.
• All tables and donor couches will be spaced 5 feet apart from each other.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR DONATING BLOOD

• Fill the Blood Donor Form.
• Check your Weight.
• Check your Haemoglobin.
• Check your Blood Pressure.
• Answer Doctor's Questions.
• Collect Blood Bag.
• Lie down on the couch and donate blood.
• After needle is withdrawn, apply 2-finger pressure at the needle site.
• Plaster will be fixed at the needle site.
• Consume refreshments.
• Collect Donor Card/Certificate
• Thank you

TIPS TO DONORS

• Drink extra fluids (even water will do) the day before blood donation.
• Do not consume alcohol for at least 24 hours before blood donation.
• Ensure that you have slept well the previous night.
• Do not donate blood on an empty stomach. You will feel much better if you have had a short meal a few hours before.
• Do not donate blood on a full stomach. Wait for 30 minutes if you have just had a full meal.
• Do not drink hot liquids or smoke just prior to donating and for at least I hour after.
• Avoid strenuous exercise before and after donating blood. If you have exercised, have extra fluids before donating blood.
• Wear comfortable clothing. If sleeves are present in the attire, they should be easy to roll up.
• Relax!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that you should not offer to donate blood if:

• You have visited a foreign country in the past 28 days
• Any of your family members or any one in close contact with you, has visited a foreign country in the past 28 days.
• You have been diagnosed with or are showing any symptoms of Covid-19
• Any of your family members or any one in close contact with you, has been diagnosed with or is showing symptoms of Covid-19

Blood donation is a very noble act, and one person’s blood donation provides a life-line to 3 different patients.