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How you can help Donate Get involved Partners Tell your story. The Organ Donor Card All you need to know about the organ donor card. You can carry your card in your purse or wallet as a symbol of your decision to help others. Share your decision If you are signed up as a donor and have a donor card, please remember to tell your family and make clear to them that you want them to help honour your decision if you can donate when you die. Who receives a donor card?
Ordering a replacement card If you have mislaid your donor card and would like a replacement, you can: Text or Whatsapp friends and family to let them know you wish to donate your organs after death, and show your support for organ donation. Get the Organ Donor Card image Print your own card and fill it out. Your blood type determines who you can donate blood to and receive blood from. Any healthy person who meets our eligibility criteria can donate plasma as frequently as every seven days.
To become a plasma donor, having a history of making regular blood donations helps, but is not always necessary. Donating blood. All topics in donating blood. Book now to donate blood Am I eligible? Location or web code.
Every component has a job to do… Whole Blood is made up of four separate components that can be transfused separately or together to treat various conditions. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the organs and tissues and removes carbon dioxide through the lungs. It is used during emergencies, surgeries and cancer treatments. White blood cells protect the body from infection. They can also carry viruses and bacteria and, for this reason, are removed from any donated blood. Plasma is a liquid component that carries nutrients to all parts of the body and carries waste products out of the body, acting like a cell transportation system.
It is also rich in vital proteins used to treat patients undergoing extensive surgery or trauma, and patients with bleeding disorders. It is used to treat patients with bleeding disorders and cancer. Do you know your blood type? Becoming a donor Thinking about becoming a first-time donor? Take the quiz and learn more about the ABCs of eligibility. Find a donor centre near you. Book an appointment. Booking in advance helps our clinic run smoothly and also helps us ensure your first donation experience is a good one.
Learn more about our process. How much blood do you take with each donation? Welsh versions of these downloads are available on our campaign hub, Get involved. We send an organ donor card to everybody who registers to donate for the first time. If you have lost your donor card and would like a replacement you can print your own organ donor card pdf.
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