Blood donation campaign with the OÖN in Linz

2023-06-05 04:10:05

A blood unit is needed every 90 seconds in Austria to save the lives of seriously ill or injured people. That’s almost 1000 canned goods a day.

To help meet this huge need, the OÖN, together with the Red Cross, organized a fundraising campaign in the seminar room of the OÖN Forum in the Linz Promenade Galleries: Today and tomorrow, all healthy people over the age of 18 can donate blood without prior registration donate. It is sufficient to take an official photo ID and – if you have one – the blood donation card with you. It is open from 9.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 12.30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

After about eight weeks, the participants receive a laboratory result. The blood donation is thus also a small health check.

A donation is possible every eight weeks, 465 milliliters of blood are taken per collection. In the three to four hours before, donors should eat at least a small meal and drink enough fluids. After the donation, physical exertion should be avoided.

More information for donors and about the work of the Red Cross can be found online at roteskreuz.at/blutspenden