Donor Day in Aizkraukle

The State Blood Donor Center invites donors to be active and help fellow human beings.

To donate blood, you must bring an identity document - passport or eID card. In order to save time, it is possible to fill out the donor application and questionnaire in advance - in electronic format.

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

By getting involved in the blood donation movement, everyone has the opportunity to help those in need of blood. One blood donation can help up to three people.

Each donor of blood and blood components:

obtains moral satisfaction;

information on blood test results (upon request);

snack set;

after donating blood, receive a compensation of 4.27 euros for restoring the lost blood volume. Donors are compensated in the form of a non-cash transfer to the account indicated by the donor. Since 2018, it is possible to waive the compensation, directing it to the promotion of the donor movement.

certificate of blood donation, which, upon submission to the employer, can receive a paid holiday;

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

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

You can donate blood if:

be aged 18-65;

weighs no less than 50 kg;

you have not consumed alcohol the day before the blood donation;

eat, sleep, rest, feel good;

you are healthy and have not been sick recently;

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

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

more information: 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 (you should drink about four glasses of water or juice, etc.). Do not donate blood on an empty stomach!

You should not smoke at least 2-3 hours before the procedure, as you will feel better during and after the procedure, as well as have better blood components. In smokers, the oxygen level in the blood decreases by 15%. It refers to the whole body's metabolism and blood quality.

Do not eat 24 hours before donating blood:

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

do not drink alcoholic beverages.

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

roots, fruits, cottage cheese, lean cheese, porridge, bread, lean meat and fish, honey. Drink at least

• 1.5-2 liters of fluid every day, especially before and after donating blood or blood components