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How to become a blood donor
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service always needs new blood donors and would very much like to welcome you. This leaflet gives you all the information you need to start saving lives.
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Low haemoglobin and blood donation
Every time you come to give blood, we test your haemoglobin levels first. If you don’t have enough haemoglobin, we won’t be able to take your blood this time around. This leaflet explains why, and gives advice on helping increase your haemoglobin levels.
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Muscle tensing exercise card
Doing muscle tensing exercises before , during and after you give blood has been proven to reduce your likelihood of fainting. This quick guide demonstrates what you should do, and for how long.
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Nerve irritation or injury
This leaflet gives advice on what to do if you have a nerve injury during blood donation, and advice on how to what to do next.
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Plasma FAQ
If you are a male blood donor with A or AB blood group, we may sometimes put out a special appeal for you to give blood. This is because the plasma in your blood is the most effective for producing Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) and Cryoprecipitate (Cryo). Find out more about these components and how they can be used in this FAQ.
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Plasma: Information about your haematocrit levels
If your haematocrit level is too high, you are not eligible to give plasma at this time. This leaflet explains more about your haematocrit levels, and what steps to take next.
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Plasma: Information about your platelet count
If your platelet count is too high or too low, you are not eligible to give plasma at this time. This leaflet explains more about your platelet count, what platelets do, and what steps to take next.
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Plasma: Information about your white blood cell count
If your white blood cell count is too high or too low, you are not eligible to give plasma at this time. This leaflet explains more about your white blood cell count, what white blood cells do, and what steps to take next.
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Plasma for Medicines Clinician Leaflet
This leaflet provides information on Scotland's Plasma for Medicines Programme.
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Testing for blood-borne infections
All donations are tested for infection with Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B (past and present), Hepatitis C, Hepatitis E, HIV, HTLV, Syphilis, and high levels of Human Parvovirus B19 (Slapped Cheek syndrome). We may also test for Malaria or West Nile virus. This leaflet tells you how and why these tests are carried out, and what happens in the rare event of a positive test.