Blood donation at the Duna Medical Center
2022-10-11
In cooperation with the National Blood Service and the Hungarian Red Cross, we are organizing a blood donation at the Duna Medical Center on October 18 between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. With this, we also want to contribute to ensuring that the amount of blood necessary for the safe performance of health interventions can be continuously provided in the country. We are confident that we can also count on you, as you can help up to 3 sick people with one blood donation. We give our participating patients a coupon entitling them to a 20-minute refresher or therapeutic massage.
Important information
- A minimum body weight of 50 kg and the age of 18 are required to donate blood.
- You have to be healthy, a cold or a scratchy throat is not allowed when donating blood.
- An identity card, residential address card and TAJ card are required for registration.
- You must eat and drink plenty of fluids before donating blood.
- Taking medication is basically not a disqualifying reason, the doctor on site decides on possible exclusion depending on the medication and the disease.
Who can donate blood and how often?
- Allowed for ages 18-60, for regular blood donors up to age 65.
- Men a maximum of 5 times a year (every 365 days), ladies a maximum of 4 times, in the case of menopause only on the basis of a medical decision.
- A break of at least 8 weeks (56 days) must be observed between two blood donations.
- In all cases, anemia is checked on the spot with a painless finger prick.
- With treated blood pressure disease - if the current value is good - blood can be donated, the doctor always measures the blood pressure.
In what cases can you not donate blood?
- Tooth extraction and root canal treatment, after taking antibiotics for 4 weeks.
- In case of type 1 diabetes requiring the use of insulin.
- In case of pregnancy, for one year after giving birth, and for half a year after the end of breastfeeding.
- For 4 weeks after herpes infection.
- After tattooing, piercing, acupuncture for six months.
- For 8 weeks after a tick bite.
- In case of confirmed Lyme disease, the ban on donating blood is permanent.
- If you stayed in a malaria-risk area and did not take medicine, for one year, after taking anti-malarial medicine for 3 years.
What you can be sure of:
- There is no risk of infection, they work with single-use tools.
- The data is managed by the National Blood Service in accordance with data protection rules.