thevalerieleigh Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Unfortunately our friend, Rosemary Grayson, is in the Hospital Civil Viejo in GDL and needs 2 donors. I'm going up tomorrow to donate but can't seem to locate the rather archaic and odd rules/requirements for donating blood there. Does anyone have the list they could post or send me? Many thanks! Val Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Your best plan is to locate younger Mexican friends with an offer of transportation and small gift as they are going to be the best candidate. Age a d meds seem to exclude most gringo friends. Good luck to you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donenrique Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hey Val - I found this online from 2016. https://drthelin.com/articles/blood-donation-in-mexico/ Suerte! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevalerieleigh Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 I've donated many times in various hospitals in GDL because I fit the criteria for their rules. I mainly need to clarify the how many hours of fasting and when I've eaten breakfast, etc. I have another friend in GDL joining me tomorrow so as previous donors in other GDL hospitals, we understand the rules. It's just the how many hours of fasting but not too many hours question I mainly need to sort out. Thanks! Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, thevalerieleigh said: I've donated many times in various hospitals in GDL because I fit the criteria for their rules. I mainly need to clarify the how many hours of fasting and when I've eaten breakfast, etc. I have another friend in GDL joining me tomorrow so as previous donors in other GDL hospitals, we understand the rules. It's just the how many hours of fasting but not too many hours question I mainly need to sort out. Thanks! Val Dr. Thelin's article says " At the moment of medical assessment, donors conditionally cannot donate if any of the following applies to them: ... 2. Those who have eaten within less than four hours before the time of donation, or who have had more than 12 hours fasting, or have ingested fatty foods food within the last 7 hours (each laboratory that analyses blood for the blood bank before donation may vary slightly on this requirement)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevalerieleigh Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Perfect, that is exactly what I needed to know. Many thanks! Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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