~ Donate Blood ~
To celebrate Waleed's Birthday, August 25, May Marconet is sponsoring a drive to donate blood in collaboration
with UCLA. Please read this before you donate: 
The goal of the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center is to provide patients with safe blood collected from volunteer blood donors.
Like all other facilities in the nation that collect blood, the Center must comply with FDA rules regarding
the acceptability of donors. The following is a list of reasons, which may prevent individuals from donating
(for their own safety and that of the blood supply). This information may help you determine if you should
not donate blood.MEDICATION: Generally most medications are acceptable. We consider both the health and safety of the donor, as well as the recipient in making the evaluation. The following is a partial list of medications or conditions that may cause a deferral:  Antibiotics (except for acne) -- If you have been ill, it is critical that the full course of antibiotics
be completed at least 48 hours prior to donation and that you have no symptoms suggestive of recurrence of your infection.
Blood pressure medication is acceptable if your blood pressure is within our designated acceptable limits.
Steroids, Coumadin, Accutane, Propecia, Tegison, human growth hormone are medications for which we will
defer a donor.AGE: You must be 17 years of age or older; there is no upper age limit. WEIGHT: You must weigh 102 pounds or more for whole blood donation and 110 pounds for platelets. FEELING WELL: No cold or flu symptoms in the past 24 hours. No fever, sore throat, productive cough, or symptoms of stomach/intestinal flu. DENTAL WORK: Dental work, including teeth cleaning, within the past 24 hours is cause for deferral. HEART PROBLEMS: Potential donors who have had a heart attack will be deferred. You may be accepted for donation after an evaluation by a blood bank doctor if: You have had coronary artery bypass surgery, but it was more than 2 years ago and you are
currently without symptoms and off medications for angina. You had one vessel angioplasty, but it was more than 1 year ago and you are currently without
symptoms and are off medications for angina. STROKES: A history of stroke or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) within the last 12 months is cause for deferral. Persons with a history of stroke or TIAs more than 12 months ago will be evaluated for acceptability. CANCER: Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and cervical carcinoma In-situ are generally acceptable under specific conditions. All other cancers can be evaluated for acceptability 1 year after completion of definitive treatment. HEPATITIS: You must not have had any type of hepatitis since the age of 10 or have been in close contact with someone with hepatitis in the past 12 months. TRAVEL TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY: You must not have traveled to a malaria risk area in the past year. You must not have visited or lived in the United Kingdom for more than 3 months (cumulatively) between
1980 through 1996. You must not have spent 5 years or more (cumulatively) in France since 1980. Residence on a US military base in Europe for 6 months or more from 1980—1996 may result in your deferral. Travel to certain parts of Africa may result in your deferral. ANTI-MALARIA MEDICATION: You must wait 12 months before donating blood if you took anti-malaria medication and traveled to a malaria risk area. You must wait 3 years before donating if you have had malaria or immigrated from a malaria risk area. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE: Persons who have had syphilis or gonorrhea in the last 12 months may not donate blood or blood products. TATTOO: Persons who have had a tattoo in the last 12 months may not donate blood or blood products. PIERCINGS: Persons who have had an ear, navel or eyebrow piercing in the last 12 months may not donate unless the procedure was performed in a commercial establishment or by a physician. You may not donate if you have had a tongue, nose or genital piercing in the past 12 months. ACUPUNCTURE AND ELECTROLYSIS: You may donate only if the procedure was performed by licensed personnel using single-use disposable or properly sterilized needles. RECENT SURGERY: Minor: OK if healing is complete. Major: Usually OK if healing is complete and you did not receive a blood transfusion in the past year. HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES: If you have given money or drugs for sex since 1977, or if you are a man who has had sex with a man since
1977 you cannot donate blood. If you have ever injected drugs not prescribed by a doctor you cannot donate blood. If you have had sex in the last 12 months with someone who has done one of the above, you cannot donate blood.Eat well, drink extra fluids (suggest 2 quarts of water per day) for two days prior to your donation, and avoid fatty foods. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, please call (310) 825-1237. IN ORDER TO DONATE, YOU MUST HAVE ID (PREFERABLY PHOTO ID) AND KNOW YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (PASSPORT OR VISA IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THOSE OUT OF THE UNITED STATES). General Information UCLA’s Medical Center has been consistently rated #1 in the West for the past nine years. Our patients benefit from the finest in medical care. Unfortunately, the residents of the Los Angeles area donate blood at the lowest rate of any city in the nation. Our trauma center safeguards the health of over four million residents in western Los Angeles County. We treat wounded law enforcement officers, motorists involved in traffic accidents and indigent crime victims. Our emergency room is a Level One Trauma Center able to treat the most critically ill and injured. Patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay. UCLA also has a very active transplantation program. Historically, each year it ranks first or second in the nation for the number of livers and hearts transplanted. We also do stem cell and bone marrow transplants for patients with various types of cancer. These are life saving procedures performed on critically ill individuals. These patients require large amounts of blood and platelets. When you donate blood directly to a local hospital, it assures that this blood will remain in the community for use by its members. This also allows us to develop a pool of donors who could be called on in time of an emergency. Blood donated by individuals to a third party is in turn sold by them to hospitals such as ours. It is more economical for us to use blood donated directly to our hospital than to buy it from outside sources. The Medical Center is an important community resource. Donating blood to our Blood & Platelet Center supports its research, medical school and patient care. Our donor room is a warm and caring place where donating for patients is often a respite for patient families who are in crisis. This caring attitude of our staff extends beyond the campus to those sites where we do blood drives. We will also give each donor a movie ticket in appreciation. Donations made elsewhere will be applied toward earning “gallon” pin recognition. Thank you for your willingness to support our patients. We invite you to visit our donor center to get a better feeling for what we know is the type of donation experience your donors deserve. (May Marconet) |
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