The Red Cross is always looking for blood donors in Luxembourg. Especially during and after the holiday season when inventory is depleted.
Due to the country’s small population, it relies on registered donors who donate regularly. About 14,000 people will donate blood in 2021, and the average age of blood donors is he was 43.
Blood can be used for 42 days after donation, platelets for up to 1 week, while plasma can be stored and used for up to 3 years, making blood donations of all kinds essential for intraoperative transfusions in Luxembourg hospitals. For every 500ml of blood donated, you can help up to 3 patients in need of blood transfusions.
People who can donate blood
You must be between the ages of 18 and 60, weigh at least 50kg (if you are underweight, you may be able to donate plasma), and be in good health to donate blood without harming you or your recipient.
I have something to ask you wait a while It takes time before donating blood for a variety of reasons. If he’s vaccinated for Covid-19, he has to wait a month before donating. New mothers have to wait six months, as does anyone who has visited tropical or malaria areas. has some wait limits.
It’s worth noting if you lived England (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man) 1980-1996 12 months or more (if mad cow disease occurs)blood donation is not accepted according to current international rules.
regular donor Men must wait 3 months and women 4 months before donating blood.
How to donate blood
First-time blood donors must register using one of the methods below and make an appointment at the main transfusion center at 42 Boulevard Joseph II. You can call 27 55 4000, email transfusion.secretariat@croixrouge.lu or directly online here.
The center is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 8.00 to 16.00 and Wednesday and Thursday from 8.00 to 18.00. ID card or passport and social security card or 13 digit ID number (matrix). Registration requires your name, address, phone number and sometimes a photo.
If you have been vaccinated against COVID-19, had a tattoo or acupuncture, or been to a malaria-endemic country, you may need to wait to donate blood.
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your blood is analyzed To ensure that no viruses, bacteria, parasites, or antibodies can infect the recipient. Appointment with doctor Make sure you are at no risk. If there is a risk, we will inform you confidentially.
Eat normally (do not fast) and stay hydrated. On the day of the blood donation, avoid sports before and after, and do not enter the sauna.
If you have previously registered and donated in Luxembourg, donate blood again elsewhere collection point At Clervaux, Colpach, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Esch-Belval, Grevenmacher and Wiltz. The dates and times of these collection points can be found here.
enterprise You can encourage employees to donate blood by giving them time off to visit blood transfusion centers or by organizing on-site blood donations. For the latter, the Red Cross requires at least 80 employees to be willing to donate blood, asking him to donate blood regularly one to three times a year. Installation requires a clean, sanitized space (no carpeting or wooden floors) and all employee medical information is treated confidential and not shared with the company. Please check this out for details.
Find out more about donating blood in Luxembourg here.
Passport to Life – Organ Donor Card
If a Luxembourg resident dies, their organs are automatically donated, but they can indicate their desire to donate (or not donate) on their Passport for Life card.
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Since 1982, all Deceased legally resident in Luxembourg are potential organ donorsIn other words, if you object to having your organs removed after death, you must say so in writing while you are still alive.
According to Luxembourg Transplant, the most important organs donated are kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas and cornea. According to Protransplant.lu, about six people die each year in the Grand Duchy because they don’t have a suitable organ in time.
Luxembourg, together with Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and Slovenia, eurotransplantwhich aims to help match donors who need transplants in these countries.
The Luxembourg Ministry of Health issues a donor card called the Donor Card. “Passport to Life” State your preference or refusal to become a donor. It reduces the burden on the medical team and can be invaluable to the family from an emotional standpoint in the event of an accidental or unexpected death.
Who gets a Passport to Life?
Any Luxembourg resident can specify whether they want to be an organ donor and there is no age limit, but if the deceased is disabled or a minor, organs can only be harvested with the permission of a legal representative. You can (for parents). , both must consent to organ donation).
How to get Passport to Life
You can get it at any pharmacy, clinic, commune or reception desk in Guichet, or you can order it online here. This passport must be carried at all times. You can also make a written promise to allow or refuse to have your organs removed after death. This is equated with a passport to life.
The video below shows how one Luxembourg donor saved several lives.
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