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Red blood cells are vital for people who are anaemic or who have severe bleeding, such as after a serious accident or surgery.

  • The whole process takes about an hour, and the donation itself takes 9 minutes.
  • You can give blood 4 times a year, at least 60 days apart.
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Plasma is used for people who have serious clotting disorders due to blood loss or blood diseases.

  • The donation process takes just over 1 hour. The plasma collection itself about 30 to 45 minutes.
  • You may donate every 14 days. After a blood donation, you must wait at least 28 days before you can give plasma.
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Among other things, platelets enable blood to clot. During holidays and long weekends, it is a challenge to maintain supplies due to the short storage time.

You can only make an appointment for a platelet transfusion by telephone.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do we work with donation by appointment?

Waiting your turn to give blood or plasma because it's just a busy time? Having to stand in line to save lives? Tell me, you'd rather not. And we also like to make it as easy and accessible as possible for our donors. That's why we work with an appointment system.

So: are you coming to donate? Then we ask you to always make an appointment in advance. This is also possible on the day itself (by phone or online). That way we can welcome you quickly.

Thank you in advance!

What can I eat or drink before donating blood, plasma or platelets?

Don't come to your donation hungry. Also avoid the opposite: a heavy, greasy meal just before with lots of cheese, fries, mayonnaise, eggs, bacon, butter or whipped cream, for example. Then you are more likely to feeling unwell during or after your donation. Eating a normal, easily digestible meal about 2 hours beforehand is ideal. A rest, cookie and otherwise normal diet is also sufficient to restore blood components quickly afterwards.

Drink more water than usual both before and after your donation for proper fluid balance. Other non-alcoholic beverages can, of course, also. At our blood collections and donor centers, you will be offered water and drinks before and after your donation. Be sure to take those. In the 24 hours afterwards, it is a good idea to avoid diuretic drinks such as alcohol and coffee.

Also avoid alcohol in the 24 hours before donation. Or compensate for alcohol consumption by drinking plenty of water. Those who arrive drunk will be turned away.

How much time should you leave between each donation you make?

Depending on what you give, there will have to be a different time between your donations.

Blood

You may donate blood up to 4 times a year. After each blood donation, you must wait at least 2 months before you can give blood again. (Only under strict conditions can a person with hemochromatosis donate blood up to 6 times a year).

Plasma

You may donate plasma every 2 weeks.

Platelets

You may donate platelets every 2 weeks and up to 24 times per year.

Combination

If you combine blood, plasma and/or platelets, you are allowed a maximum of 26 donations per year in total.

  • After a blood donation, you must wait at least 4 weeks before you can give plasma or platelets again.
  • After a blood donation, you must wait at least 2 months before you can give blood again.
  • After a plasma or platelet donation, you must also wait 2 weeks before another blood donation.
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