{"id":34872,"date":"2019-11-25T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalnewsbulletin.com\/?p=34872"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:03:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T21:03:48","slug":"blood-supply-shortages-can-be-solved-by-shortening-blood-donation-intervals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalnewsbulletin.com\/blood-supply-shortages-can-be-solved-by-shortening-blood-donation-intervals\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood supply shortages can be solved by shortening blood donation intervals"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a recent long-term study, blood donors were studied to determine if shortening blood donation intervals is safe for donors and whether this strategy can prevent blood supply shortages.<\/h2>\n
Blood donation is a vital component for patient care. As such, healthy donors are consistently needed to maintain the supply of blood within healthcare facilities. In the United Kingdom, after donating blood, women must wait 16 weeks before their next donation, and men must wait 12 weeks. This is important as the body requires time to produce whole blood, which includes the formation of haemoglobin and re-establishing healthy iron levels. If these requirements are not met, donors may experience donation-specific symptoms such as fainting, feeling faint, tiredness, breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness, chest pain, and restless legs. In addition to this, low levels of iron are typically found and prescription iron supplements may be required. Therefore, it is important to determine the most effective and beneficial period of time between successive donations.<\/p>\n