Asins donoru diena

The State Blood Donor Centre (VADC) invites donors to be active and help fellow human beings.

To donate blood, you must bring an identity document – a passport or eID card. For the purpose of saving time, the donor application and questionnaire can be filled out in advance – in electronic format.

The latest information on blood donation, mobile drives, and working hours is available on the VADC website www.vadc.lv and by phone 80000003.

By getting involved in the blood donor movement, everyone has the opportunity to help those in trouble who need blood. One donated blood dose can help even three people.

Each blood and blood component donor:

gains moral satisfaction;

a certificate of blood testing results (upon request);

a snack pack;

after blood donation, receives compensation for the restoration of lost blood volume 4.27 euros. Compensation to donors is paid in the form of a non-cash transfer to the donor's specified account. Since 2018, it is possible to refuse compensation, directing it to the popularization of the donor movement;

a certificate of blood donation, which, when submitted to the employer, can be received as a paid day off;

by donating blood three or more times within a year (within 365 days), you receive a Donor Privilege Card, which gives the opportunity to receive various discounts (more information can be found at: www.vadc.lv/donoriem/privilegiju-karte).

! Bring an identity document (passport or eID card), bank account number, and save a life!

You can donate blood if:

you are 18–65 years old;

you weigh not less than 50 kg;

you have not consumed alcohol the day before blood donation;

you are fed, slept, rested, feel well;

you are healthy and have not been sick recently;

you have previously consumed a healthy diet and plenty of fluids;

you have not donated blood for at least nine weeks, and within a 12-month period you have not already done so four times (for women) or six times (for men, moreover, after the sixth time men must observe a three-month break);

more information: www.vadc.lv/donoriem/vai-vari-ziedot

On the day of blood donation:

3–4 hours before the procedure, a light meal and additional fluid intake are recommended (about four glasses of water or juices, etc. must be drunk). Blood must not be donated on an empty stomach!

At least 2–3 hours before the procedure, you must not smoke, because you will feel better during and after the procedure, and blood components will be of higher quality. For smokers, the oxygen level in the blood decreases by 15%. This affects the entire body metabolism and blood quality.

24 hours before blood donation, you must not eat:

fatty, spicy foods (for example, fatty meat or bacon, smoked meat or sausages, fatty fish (salmon, herring, etc.), fatty cheese, cakes, chips, sour cream ice cream, fried mushrooms, a lot of nuts, chocolate, cocoa, mayonnaise, etc.

must not consume alcoholic beverages.

The day before blood donation, it is recommended to eat:

roots, fruits, cottage cheese, lean cheese, porridges, bread, lean meat and fish, honey. Every day you must drink not less than 1.5 – 2 l of fluids, especially important before and after blood or blood component donation.