{"id":9247,"date":"2024-01-12T10:36:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T07:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/national-blood-donor-month-expert-debunks-misconceptions-about-blood-donation\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T10:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T07:36:41","slug":"mtaalam-wa-mwezi-wa-kitaifa-wa-wachangiaji-damu-anakanusha-dhana-potofu-kuhusu-uchangiaji-damu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/national-blood-donor-month-expert-debunks-misconceptions-about-blood-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mwezi wa Kitaifa wa Wachangia Damu: Wataalamu Anakanusha Mawazo Potofu Kuhusu Uchangiaji Damu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/national-blood-donor-month-expert-debunks-misconceptions-about-blood-donation.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Januari imeadhimishwa kuwa Mwezi wa Kitaifa wa Wachangiaji Damu ili kuongeza uelewa kuhusu umuhimu wa uchangiaji damu. Mwaka huu, una umuhimu maalum huku nchi ikikabiliwa na uhaba wa dharura, huku michango ikifikia kiwango cha chini kabisa katika miongo miwili iliyopita.<\/p>\n<p>Kulingana na Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu la Marekani, idadi ya watu wanaochangia damu kupitia shirika lisilo la faida imepungua kwa takriban 40% katika miaka 20 iliyopita. Pamoja na kupungua kwa uchangiaji kwa ujumla, kukatika kwa uchangiaji damu kati ya Sikukuu ya Krismasi na Mwaka Mpya kumesababisha <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/donate-blood-make-life-death-difference-red-cross-urges-action-amid-emergency-shortage-471244\">upungufu<\/a> ya takriban vitengo 7,000.<\/p>\n<p>Watu walio na umri wa miaka 17 (16 kwa idhini ya wazazi inaporuhusiwa na sheria ya serikali), wana uzito wa angalau pauni 110 na kwa ujumla wana afya njema wanastahili kuchangia damu nchini Marekani.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Ingawa takriban 66% ya watu wazima wa Marekani wanastahiki kuchangia damu, ni 3% pekee ya watu wanaochangia damu,&quot; Dk. Jessica Jacobson, mkurugenzi wa Benki ya Damu na Tiba ya Uhamisho katika Hospitali ya Bellevue-Chuo Kikuu cha New York, aliambia. <em>Matibabu Kila Siku<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Watu wengi hujizuia kutoa damu kwa sababu ya hofu na kutoelewana kuhusu utaratibu. Hapa, Dkt. Jacobson anajaribu kuondoa ngano za kawaida zinazohusiana na mchakato wa kuhimiza watu zaidi kuchangia damu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Myth#1 Kutoa damu hukufanya uwe mgonjwa, wafadhili wanaweza kuambukizwa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ukweli: <\/strong>Watu wenye afya nzuri wanaochangia damu hawatakuwa na afya duni baadaye, na hakuna hatari ya kupata maambukizi kupitia uchangiaji.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUchangiaji wa damu ni salama sana. Kila mtoaji huchorwa na seti ya matumizi moja isiyoweza kuzaa. Mfadhili hayuko wazi kwa damu ya mtu mwingine yeyote. 95+% ya wafadhili haina athari mbaya. Madhara mengi, yanapotokea ni madogo na ni pamoja na michubuko, kuhisi kuzirai, na kuwashwa kwa neva. Chini ya 0.1% ya wachangiaji damu hupata athari kubwa za uchangiaji wa damu ambazo zinahitaji matibabu,&quot; Dk. Jacobson alisema.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Myth#2 Ikiwa unatumia dawa yoyote, huwezi kuchangia damu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ukweli: <\/strong>Ingawa dawa nyingi hazifanyi mtu asistahiki uchangiaji wa damu, baadhi ya dawa zinaweza kuwafanya watu wengine wasistahiki kushiriki katika mchakato huo.<\/p>\n<p>Watu walio na matatizo ya cholesterol na shinikizo la damu kwa kawaida wanastahili kuchangia damu. Zaidi ya hayo, dawa zinazowekwa kwa ajili ya hali hizi kwa ujumla hazimzuii mtu kushiriki katika uchangiaji wa damu.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Utoaji wa damu ya alojeni lazima iwe salama kwa mtu anayetoa damu na mpokeaji. FDA inakataza watu wanaotumia dawa fulani kutoa damu ili kumlinda mpokeaji. Watu wanaotumia dawa kuzuia au kutibu maambukizi ya VVU hawastahiki kuchangia damu ya alojeni,\u201d Dk. Jacobson alieleza.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10270726\/#:~:text=Allogeneic%20transfusion%2C%20also%20known%20as,shortage%20of%20allogeneic%20blood%2C%20worldwide.\" target=\"_blank\">Uhamisho wa alojeni<\/a>, pia inajulikana kama utiaji damu mishipani, huhusisha utiaji mishipani kati ya mtoaji anayefaa na mgonjwa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Myth#3 Kutoa damu kunapunguza usambazaji wa damu wa mtu <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ukweli: <\/strong>Mtu mzima wa wastani ana takribani pinti 10.5 za damu katika mwili wake, na takriban pinti moja tu ya damu hukusanywa wakati wa kipindi cha uchangiaji wa damu. Kiasi cha damu hujaa na kurudi kawaida ndani ya masaa 24.<\/p>\n<p>Damu nzima inaweza kuwa <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/americasblood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Whitepaper-National-Stats_5.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">imetolewa<\/a> mara moja katika wiki nane, wakati platelets inaweza kuchangwa mara mbili katika siku saba au hadi mara 24 katika 12 miezi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mtu anaweza kutoa damu nzima mara moja kila baada ya siku 56. Kwa sababu chembe nyekundu za damu kwa kawaida huishi kwa takriban siku 120, mwili wako unaendelea kutengeneza chembe nyekundu za damu. Kila siku mwili wako hutengeneza takriban 10% ya chembe zako za damu. Sababu za kuganda kwa chembe nyeupe za damu na protini nyingine katika plazima pia zinaendelea kutengenezwa na kubadilishwa. Mtu mzima ana takriban pinti 10 za damu na anaweza kujaza kwa urahisi kiasi kilichopotea wakati wa kutoa damu. Sehemu ya kutathmini kila mtoaji kabla ya kuchangia damu ni kuangalia kiwango cha hemoglobin ya mtu ili kuhakikisha kuwa ni salama kwao kuchangia,\u201d Dk. Jacobson alisema.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/national-blood-donor-month-expert-debunks-misconceptions-about-blood-donation-471254\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/national-blood-donor-month-expert-debunks-misconceptions-about-blood-donation.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Januari imeadhimishwa kuwa Mwezi wa Kitaifa wa Wachangiaji Damu ili kuongeza uelewa kuhusu umuhimu wa uchangiaji damu. Mwaka huu, una umuhimu maalum huku nchi ikikabiliwa na uhaba wa dharura, huku michango ikifikia kiwango cha chini kabisa katika miongo miwili iliyopita.<\/p>\n<p>Kulingana na Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu la Marekani, idadi ya watu wanaochangia damu kupitia shirika lisilo la faida imepungua kwa takriban 40% katika miaka 20 iliyopita. Pamoja na kupungua kwa uchangiaji kwa ujumla, kukatika kwa uchangiaji damu kati ya Sikukuu ya Krismasi na Mwaka Mpya kumesababisha <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/donate-blood-make-life-death-difference-red-cross-urges-action-amid-emergency-shortage-471244\">upungufu<\/a> ya takriban vitengo 7,000.<\/p>\n<p>Watu walio na umri wa miaka 17 (16 kwa idhini ya wazazi inaporuhusiwa na sheria ya serikali), wana uzito wa angalau pauni 110 na kwa ujumla wana afya njema wanastahili kuchangia damu nchini Marekani.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Ingawa takriban 66% ya watu wazima wa Marekani wanastahiki kuchangia damu, ni 3% pekee ya watu wanaochangia damu,&quot; Dk. Jessica Jacobson, mkurugenzi wa Benki ya Damu na Tiba ya Uhamisho katika Hospitali ya Bellevue-Chuo Kikuu cha New York, aliambia. <em>Matibabu Kila Siku<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Watu wengi hujizuia kutoa damu kwa sababu ya hofu na kutoelewana kuhusu utaratibu. Hapa, Dkt. Jacobson anajaribu kuondoa ngano za kawaida zinazohusiana na mchakato wa kuhimiza watu zaidi kuchangia damu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Myth#1 Kutoa damu hukufanya uwe mgonjwa, wafadhili wanaweza kuambukizwa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ukweli: <\/strong>Watu wenye afya nzuri wanaochangia damu hawatakuwa na afya duni baadaye, na hakuna hatari ya kupata maambukizi kupitia uchangiaji.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUchangiaji wa damu ni salama sana. Kila mtoaji huchorwa na seti ya matumizi moja isiyoweza kuzaa. Mfadhili hayuko wazi kwa damu ya mtu mwingine yeyote. 95+% ya wafadhili haina athari mbaya. Madhara mengi, yanapotokea ni madogo na ni pamoja na michubuko, kuhisi kuzirai, na kuwashwa kwa neva. Chini ya 0.1% ya wachangiaji damu hupata athari kubwa za uchangiaji wa damu ambazo zinahitaji matibabu,&quot; Dk. Jacobson alisema.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Myth#2 Ikiwa unatumia dawa yoyote, huwezi kuchangia damu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ukweli: <\/strong>Ingawa dawa nyingi hazifanyi mtu asistahiki uchangiaji wa damu, baadhi ya dawa zinaweza kuwafanya watu wengine wasistahiki kushiriki katika mchakato huo.<\/p>\n<p>Watu walio na matatizo ya cholesterol na shinikizo la damu kwa kawaida wanastahili kuchangia damu. Zaidi ya hayo, dawa zinazowekwa kwa ajili ya hali hizi kwa ujumla hazimzuii mtu kushiriki katika uchangiaji wa damu.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Utoaji wa damu ya alojeni lazima iwe salama kwa mtu anayetoa damu na mpokeaji. FDA inakataza watu wanaotumia dawa fulani kutoa damu ili kumlinda mpokeaji. Watu wanaotumia dawa kuzuia au kutibu maambukizi ya VVU hawastahiki kuchangia damu ya alojeni,\u201d Dk. Jacobson alieleza.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10270726\/#:~:text=Allogeneic%20transfusion%2C%20also%20known%20as,shortage%20of%20allogeneic%20blood%2C%20worldwide.\" target=\"_blank\">Uhamisho wa alojeni<\/a>, pia inajulikana kama utiaji damu mishipani, huhusisha utiaji mishipani kati ya mtoaji anayefaa na mgonjwa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Myth#3 Kutoa damu kunapunguza usambazaji wa damu wa mtu <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ukweli: <\/strong>Mtu mzima wa wastani ana takribani pinti 10.5 za damu katika mwili wake, na takriban pinti moja tu ya damu hukusanywa wakati wa kipindi cha uchangiaji wa damu. Kiasi cha damu hujaa na kurudi kawaida ndani ya masaa 24.<\/p>\n<p>Damu nzima inaweza kuwa <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/americasblood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Whitepaper-National-Stats_5.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">imetolewa<\/a> mara moja katika wiki nane, wakati platelets inaweza kuchangwa mara mbili katika siku saba au hadi mara 24 katika 12 miezi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mtu anaweza kutoa damu nzima mara moja kila baada ya siku 56. Kwa sababu chembe nyekundu za damu kwa kawaida huishi kwa takriban siku 120, mwili wako unaendelea kutengeneza chembe nyekundu za damu. Kila siku mwili wako hutengeneza takriban 10% ya chembe zako za damu. Sababu za kuganda kwa chembe nyeupe za damu na protini nyingine katika plazima pia zinaendelea kutengenezwa na kubadilishwa. Mtu mzima ana takriban pinti 10 za damu na anaweza kujaza kwa urahisi kiasi kilichopotea wakati wa kutoa damu. Sehemu ya kutathmini kila mtoaji kabla ya kuchangia damu ni kuangalia kiwango cha hemoglobin ya mtu ili kuhakikisha kuwa ni salama kwao kuchangia,\u201d Dk. Jacobson alisema.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/national-blood-donor-month-expert-debunks-misconceptions-about-blood-donation.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>National Blood Donor Month: Expert Debunks Misconceptions About Blood Donation - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/mtaalam-wa-mwezi-wa-kitaifa-wa-wachangiaji-damu-anakanusha-dhana-potofu-kuhusu-uchangiaji-damu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National Blood Donor Month: Expert Debunks Misconceptions About Blood Donation - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"January is marked as National Blood Donor Month to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation. This year, it holds special significance as the country faces an emergency shortage, with donations reaching an all-time low in the past two decades.According to the American Red Cross, the number of people donating blood through the nonprofit has fallen by about 40% in the last 20 years. In addition to the overall decline in donations, interruptions in the blood donation process between Christmas and New Year&#039;s Day have led to a shortfall of approximately 7,000 units.People who are 17 years old (16 with parental consent where permitted by state law), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and are in generally good health are eligible to donate blood in the U.S.&quot;Although roughly 66% of the U.S. adult population is eligible to donate blood, only 3% of the population donates blood,&quot; Dr. Jessica Jacobson, director of Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine at Bellevue Hospital-New York University, told Medical Daily.Many people refrain from donating blood due to fear and misunderstandings about the procedure. Here, Dr. Jacobson tries to dispel some common myths associated with the process to encourage more people to donate blood.Myth#1 Donating blood makes you sick, donors can contract infection.Fact: Healthy people who donate blood will not become less healthy afterward, and there is no risk of catching infection through donation.&quot;Blood donation is very safe. Each donor is drawn with a sterile single-use kit. A donor is not exposed to the blood of any other individual. 95+% of donors have no adverse effects. Most side effects, when they occur are mild and include bruising, feeling faint, and nerve irritation. Less than 0.1% of blood donors experience significant blood donation reactions which require medical treatment,&quot; Dr. Jacobson said.Myth#2 If you are on any medication, you can&#039;t donate bloodFact: While the majority of medications do not make one ineligible for blood donation, certain medications may disqualify some individuals from participating in the process.People with cholesterol issues and high blood pressure are typically eligible to donate blood. Moreover, medications prescribed for these conditions generally do not disqualify a person from participating in blood donation.&quot;Donation of allogeneic blood must be safe for both the person donating the blood and the recipient. The FDA prohibits people taking certain medications from donating blood to protect the recipient. People taking medication to prevent or treat HIV infection are not eligible to donate allogeneic blood,&quot; Dr. Jacobson explained.Allogeneic transfusion, also known as homologous blood transfusion, involves transfusion between a compatible donor and a patient.Myth#3 Donating blood depletes one&#039;s blood supply Fact: An average adult has about 10.5 pints of blood in their body, and only about one pint of blood is collected during a session of blood donation. The blood volume replenishes and returns to normal within 24 hours.Whole blood can be donated once in eight weeks, while platelets can be donated twice in seven days or up to 24 times in 12 months.&quot;Someone can donate whole blood once every 56 days. Because red blood cells typically survive for about 120 days, your body is continually making new red blood cells. Each day your body makes about 10% of your platelets. White blood cell clotting factors and other proteins in plasma are also continually being made and replaced. 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This year, it holds special significance as the country faces an emergency shortage, with donations reaching an all-time low in the past two decades.According to the American Red Cross, the number of people donating blood through the nonprofit has fallen by about 40% in the last 20 years. In addition to the overall decline in donations, interruptions in the blood donation process between Christmas and New Year's Day have led to a shortfall of approximately 7,000 units.People who are 17 years old (16 with parental consent where permitted by state law), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and are in generally good health are eligible to donate blood in the U.S.\"Although roughly 66% of the U.S. adult population is eligible to donate blood, only 3% of the population donates blood,\" Dr. Jessica Jacobson, director of Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine at Bellevue Hospital-New York University, told Medical Daily.Many people refrain from donating blood due to fear and misunderstandings about the procedure. Here, Dr. Jacobson tries to dispel some common myths associated with the process to encourage more people to donate blood.Myth#1 Donating blood makes you sick, donors can contract infection.Fact: Healthy people who donate blood will not become less healthy afterward, and there is no risk of catching infection through donation.\"Blood donation is very safe. Each donor is drawn with a sterile single-use kit. A donor is not exposed to the blood of any other individual. 95+% of donors have no adverse effects. Most side effects, when they occur are mild and include bruising, feeling faint, and nerve irritation. Less than 0.1% of blood donors experience significant blood donation reactions which require medical treatment,\" Dr. Jacobson said.Myth#2 If you are on any medication, you can't donate bloodFact: While the majority of medications do not make one ineligible for blood donation, certain medications may disqualify some individuals from participating in the process.People with cholesterol issues and high blood pressure are typically eligible to donate blood. Moreover, medications prescribed for these conditions generally do not disqualify a person from participating in blood donation.\"Donation of allogeneic blood must be safe for both the person donating the blood and the recipient. The FDA prohibits people taking certain medications from donating blood to protect the recipient. People taking medication to prevent or treat HIV infection are not eligible to donate allogeneic blood,\" Dr. Jacobson explained.Allogeneic transfusion, also known as homologous blood transfusion, involves transfusion between a compatible donor and a patient.Myth#3 Donating blood depletes one's blood supply Fact: An average adult has about 10.5 pints of blood in their body, and only about one pint of blood is collected during a session of blood donation. The blood volume replenishes and returns to normal within 24 hours.Whole blood can be donated once in eight weeks, while platelets can be donated twice in seven days or up to 24 times in 12 months.\"Someone can donate whole blood once every 56 days. Because red blood cells typically survive for about 120 days, your body is continually making new red blood cells. Each day your body makes about 10% of your platelets. White blood cell clotting factors and other proteins in plasma are also continually being made and replaced. 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