Donating to the French Blood Establishment (EFS) helps one million patients in France each year.
It is possible and not obligatory to make an appointment. This will mainly commit you to yourself.
It is advisable to arrive well hydrated. In addition, the absorption of alcohol before and after the donation is discouraged. Cannabis consumers can make a donation, it is only necessary that their consent is valid.
1. Home
When you arrive on site, the team will offer you something to eat and drink. You will also be given a questionnaire. Today, this questionnaire no longer questions sexual orientation.
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2. Data verification
Once the questionnaire is completed. The date of your last blood donation will be verified. A man can donate blood every two months, a woman every three months.
Then, you will have to wait for a doctor to be available for a medical visit.
3. Medical visit
During this interview behind closed doors, behind a voting booth, the doctor takes the questionnaire with you. This is the time to talk about your health but also to ask all the questions that concern you. Once the signature of the doctor ensuring your capacity to make a donation, as well as your consent. You can donate your blood.
4. Don de sang
You will just have to wait a few more minutes for a bed to be available. A nurse will apply a tourniquet and then prick. This is the most dreaded moment, when it seems best to look away. You will take about 15 minutes to fill your pocket. Throughout the donation, the nurses are attentive. Do not hesitate to warn them of any discomfort.
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5. Collation
Once the donation is finished, you are taken to a sweet or savory snack.
It will then have taken you about an hour to save three lives.
Where to collect – Wednesday August 17 from 3 p.m. at Luisant in the André Malraux room. Wednesday August 24 from 2 p.m. at the village hall in Mainvilliers. All other availabilities are on the website dondesang.efs.sante.fr
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Julie Mary
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