World Blood Donor Day 世界捐血者日

Singapore - Health Sciences Authority (HSA)

新加坡 － 卫生科学局

June 14, is World Blood Donor Day.

It is established in 2004.

World Blood Donor Day serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products.

It is also to thank blood donors for their voluntary and selfless dedication, life-saving gifts of blood.

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on the day of birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner on 14 June in 1868.

Karl Landsteiner was a great scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his great discovery of the ABO blood group system.

6月14日是世界捐血者日。

它成立于2004年。

世界捐血者日起到着提高需要安全的血液和血液制品的意识。

这也是感谢自愿捐血者无私的奉献，所给予拯救生命的礼物。

世界捐血者日是以卡尔·兰德斯泰纳的诞辰（1868年6月14日）纪念日当天一同庆祝。

卡尔·兰德斯泰纳是一名伟大的科学家，他的ABO血型系统的重大发现使他赢得了诺贝尔奖。

Every hour of the day, 15 units of blood are used in Singapore.

More than 100,000 units of blood are needed to meet the transfusion needs of patients every year, equivalent to more than 400 units of blood a day.

There are some basic requirements need to fulfill in order to become a blood donor.

Donor must be:

1) Aged between 16 and 60 (Youths 16 and 17 will need to complete and bring a signed parental consent form)

2) Weigh at least 45kg

3) In good health

4) Do not have any symptoms of infection (e.g. sore throat, cough, runny nose, diarrhoea) for at least one week

5) Did not have fever in the last three weeks

6) Have a haemoglobin level of at least 12.5g/dl (Tests will be administered by trained nurses at the donation site)

在新加坡，每一天、每一个小时，都在使用15个单位的血液。

每年需要的血液超过10万单位，以满足患者的输血需求，相当于每天400多个单位的血液。

要成为一个捐血者，必须履行一些基本的要求。

捐血者必须是：

1）年龄介于16岁至60岁之间（ 16岁及17岁青年将需要完成并带来家长同意签订书）

2）体重至少45公斤

3）身体健康

4）至少一周不要有任何感染症状（如咽喉肿痛、咳嗽、流涕、腹泻）

5）在过去的三个星期没有发烧

6）具有至少 12.5克/dl 的血红蛋白水平（测试将由受过训练的护士在捐赠现场执行）