Session on Blood Donation on World Blood Donor Day 2023
14 th June is World Blood Donors Day. GSBS Medical Trust takes pride in recognising medical related occasions. Hence, a lecture was organised by a Pathologist to give a talk on Blood Donation.
Dr. Prashant Amonkar (MD, Pathology) gave a very lucid talk on this subject. It was interesting
to get so much of education for a donor. Dr. Amonkar explained who are the universal donors, and in emergency what are the steps taken by the recipients. While RBCs can be preserved for 42 days, platelets can be preserved for upto 5 days and frozen plasma for a year. Plasma can be preserved only for 48 hours. One unit of blood can support 3 patients.
Here is a clip from the talk which can be beneficial to all:
Thhere is no substitute for human blood. There is always shortage of blood in the blood banks unless donors come forward to donate. No doubt, other donations are well appreciated, but BLOOD DONATION is like giving life to a person. It is a myth that one feels week after blood donation. It is established truth that for a healthy person there are no side effects and the donor can go back to his normal activities soon after donation.
The audience had many questions to ask and Dr. Amonkar very patiently answered all of them.
Smt.Gita R. Pai profusely thanked Dr. Amonkar and the staff for all co ordination work.
– Reported by
Smt. Gita R. Pai
Trustee, Secretary
GSBS Medical TrustÂ
Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often!
Dr. Prashant Amonkar (MBBS – GS medical college and KEM Hospital and MD, DNB – Tata memorial Hospital) is a Consultant Pathologist since 2000. He is presently attached to Ameya Diagnostic centre (Dadar), GSBS Medical Centre, Nana Palkar Smruti Samiti laboratory and Krishna Cardiac Care Hospital.