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Lifeguard blood donation: Your 45 minutes of help are so important!
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Lifeguard blood donation: Your 45 minutes of help are so important!
On February 14, 2025, around 148 people followed the call to donate blood in the "Raika Hall" in Waidhofen/Ybbs, like noen.at reported. Blood donors are indispensable in Austria, because a blood donation is required every 90 seconds - a total of almost 1,000 canned goods every day. This rescue measure is crucial for operations, births and the treatment of serious diseases, since blood cannot be artificially produced.
The importance of the blood donation
In Vorarlberg, more than 11,600 people took part in blood donation campaigns in 2021, which took 16:009 thoroughbreds. This corresponds to about 7,365 liters of blood. It is important to emphasize that thoroughbred, which contains all blood components at the time of withdrawal, is used nowadays for the production of blood products such as erythrocyte and plasma monvons instead of being transfused, like redeskreuz.at explained.
During a blood donation, donors usually release around 500 ml. The body's ability to reproduce this quantity is most noteworthy - usually within a few hours. Regular blood donation is possible as long as the donors are healthy, weigh between 18 and 70 years old and over 50 kg. The initiative to donate blood is therefore not only easy, but also of enormous importance to save lives.