Search results: 110 Search term Start search Marge Marge, who works in marketing, had her first experience with blood donation as a child.Her mother had a serious illness that required many operations, including blood transfusions. She had such a great desire to help that she tried to become a blood donor at age 16 for the first time, but she was turned away […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/marge/ Ädu-Krõõt Ädu-Krõõt’s cheeks are rosy and you can see her radiance from a distance.Yet on two occasions she lost a life-threatening amount of blood, she has had seven gynaecological operations and given birth to three healthy children. On two occasions, donor blood has saved her life. She needed blood for the first time at age 20, […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/adu-kroot/ Vladimir Vladimir is a 77-year-old man of Ukrainian origin who has received over 40 transfusions in recent years.A taxi driver for 50 years, he suffers from anaemia andbone marrow failure and has survived two heart attacks. He needs a special match each time he gets a transfusion, to find a donor whose blood would not cause […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/vladimir/ Ergo Ergo has done three tours of duty on Defence Forces missions abroad. On one occasion, Ergo, who serves as a paramedic, needed help himself due to an accident.While in service in 2011, a damaged explosive device exploded in his hand, and he lost three fingers on his left hand, sustaining injuries to his face and […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/lugu/ergo/ Platelets (Thrombocytes) Platelets are cellular fragments that are involved in the clotting process. Their main function is to ensure the integrity of blood vessels. If a blood vessel is damaged, thrombocytes mass at the site of the injury and together with clotting agents in the plasma, they form a clot that stops the bleeding. The lifespan of […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/about-blood/platelets-thrombocytes/ Viral Diseases There are many blood-borne pathogens. The ones most common in Estonia are HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis. The Blood Centre tests all doses of donated blood. Of each dose, 25 ml is used for viral disease testing and no untested blood is released to hospitals. Donors should be aware that symptoms of disease […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/testing/viral-diseases/ False Positives The tests conducted at the Blood Centre are highly specific and accurate, but even so, false positives are possible for a small number of completely healthy people. All positive results are tested using other confirmatory methods. If the other methods yield a negative result, the first result is considered a false positive. A false positive […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/testing/donor-blood-testing/false-positives/ Give Us Feedback Dear blood donor, Your feedback is important to us, because a cooperative effort is the only way to achieve the best results. Below, we kindly ask you to assess the quality of donor service at the Blood Centre. If you’re dissatisfied with anything or you have suggestions for making the Blood Centre’s work better, please […] https://verekeskus.ee/en/donate-blood/give-us-feedback/ « Previous 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 Next »
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