THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA  A ON BLOOD DONATION

Kiril Lazov; Savetka Paljoska Jordanova

Kiril Lazov PHI Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Skopje, North Macedonia
Savetka Paljoska Jordanova Public Health Institution University Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases, Skopje, North Macedonia

Abstract

Abstract
Numerous elements affect the body's and the provided components' safety. The primary factor that guarantees safe transfusion is the management of a steady stream of voluntary, frequent, unpaid, and willing contributions. Through quantitative analysis of the total number of blood donors, voluntary blood donors, multiple blood donors, age structure, social structure, and unresolved blood donors, this paper aims to present the impact of influenza A on blood donation and the issuance of units in clinical service during the period from 2024 to 2025.
By enabling the safe and efficient conveyance of the necessary components, transport medicine plays a crucial role in contemporary healthcare.

Healthcare workers can use blood transfusions to save lives, restore life-support capacity, and assist the life support system. Blood transfusions are a medical procedure that can save lives. Optimal transfusion therapy necessitates knowledge of components and natural cross-matching, blood sources and donor selection, blood collection and delivery techniques, component therapy, transfusion responses, and red cell replacements.

Keywords: blood, components, transfusion, drugs, donors

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