Other useful information

• Donor registration from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Each participant must wear a face mask when entering an ambulance or stationary point
• each participant will have their temperature measured

The action will take place at the C Olivia car park

Tomasz Rubanowicz (tel. 604 543 456) and Piotr Krysiński (tel. 601 529 929) are responsible for the efficient course of the action and providing organizational information. The action will be coordinated by the Organizers directly at the ambulances.

People who live outside the Tri-City or will be on holiday at that time can donate blood at the nearest blood points throughout the country with the password: “A Drop of Energy”. Useful addresses:

• http://www.nck.gov.pl/sluzba-krwi/rckik/
• http://www.nck.gov.pl/oddzialy-terenowe/

After donating blood, please send us information about the donation (confirmation) for statistical purposes to the following address:
twojakropelka@gmail.com

What are the conditions to become an Honorary Blood Donor?
Before donating blood, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the guidelines that must be met to become an Honorary Blood Donor. Detailed information can be obtained in the “For Donors” tab on the website: http://www.krew.gda.pl/ or consult a doctor directly in the ambulance.

REMARK! If you are planning to donate blood, you need to remember to:

• be healthy, i.e. you cannot have symptoms m.in. colds (e.g. runny nose, cough, cold sores);
• did not take medications such as: aspirin, paracetamol, anti-allergic;
• do not donate blood on an empty stomach, i.e. it is necessary to eat a specific non-fiber meal and drink 1 liter of still water;
• be well-rested and well-rested;
• two hours before donating blood, do not smoke cigarettes;
• do not drink alcohol, including on the day before donating blood;
• be sure to take your ID card or driver’s license,
• replenish fluids in the body – drink 1 liter of water.

After the Covid vaccine, blood can be donated

• 2 days after Pfizer or Moderna vaccination
• 14 days after Astra Zeneca vaccination

RCKiK encourages convalescents to donate plasma, which takes place only at the Blood Donation Station.
For more information, please visit the RCKiK Gdańsk
website www.krew.gda.pl

Bone marrow donor database
If you are interested in registering in the bone marrow donor database, you should report it to the ambulance. More information on how to become a bone marrow donor can be found at:

• http://przeszczepy.wordpress.com/pytania-i-odpowiedzi/
• https://www.dawca.pl/jak-zostac-dawca/dawstwo-szpiku

In accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Act on Public Blood Service of 22 August 1997, persons who donate blood are entitled to a fully paid leave from work on the day on which they donate blood and the day after donation (this is a new privilege during the epidemiological state). We suggest that you agree to participate in the action with your supervisor in advance. In our everyday surroundings (family, friends) there are situations that require blood transfusions. The need is obvious… There remains the question of courage and willingness. We cordially invite you to donate blood, because “We like to help… and to be a Giver is a great honor…”