On Tuesday, 16 September, the Bucha Consultative and Diagnostic Centre on Kovalskoho Street held a Blood Donor Day. In four hours — from 09:00 to 13:00 — more than 20 residents of the community gave blood, 10 litres in total. Bucha City Council announced the results on its page.

“Every donation is more than just giving blood: it helps replenish blood stocks for soldiers and civilians and gives a chance of life to those who need it,” the council said, thanking everyone who came.

Three donors in chairs and a nurse in the centre’s roomPhoto: Bucha City Council
More than 20 residents of the community came to give blood in one morning.

Where the blood goes

The centre organised the drive for wounded soldiers and civilian patients undergoing treatment and rehabilitation — that was the stated purpose in the announcement on the city council website. The blood was taken by blood-service specialists — the containers in the photos from the drive bear the logo of the Kyiv Regional Blood Service Centre. One donation, medics remind, can save up to three lives.

A container with the logo of the Kyiv Regional Blood Service CentrePhoto: Bucha City Council
A container of the Kyiv Regional Blood Service Centre — the collected blood will replenish the regional stocks.
A rack of tubes with donors’ bloodPhoto: Bucha City Council
Tubes of donors’ blood: every donation is up to three lives saved.

How to prepare next time

The rules the centre reminded people of before the drive are simple and apply to any future donor day:

  • no analgesics, aspirin or medicines containing them for three days;
  • no alcohol for 48 hours;
  • avoid fatty, fried, dairy and smoked food the day before;
  • no smoking for at least an hour before donating.
A donor in a chair giving blood, with a nurse beside herPhoto: Bucha City Council
The donation itself takes a few minutes — the main thing is to come prepared.

As a reminder, in early September the two-day “Blood Brothers” drive in Bucha gathered 83 donors on its first day alone.

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