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How to join the Register
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You must be aged between 18 and 44 years old (registered before your 45 th birthday) and be a blood donor. You can join when you next give blood, or even at the same time as your first donation. |
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Who is eligible to join?
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Help organise and run a donor recruitment clinic
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What is bone marrow?
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Bone marrow is the place where stem cells, which are the “building blocks”, can grow into any of the other normal blood cells; these are red cells, which carry oxygen; white cells, which fight infection; and platelets, which stop bleeding. |
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What happens if I match?
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If you are identified as the best possible match with a patient, you will be invited to attend the Haematology Daycare for an explanation of procedures from one of our clinical staff.
You will also have a thorough medical examination by a doctor to ensure that you are fit enough to donate. We will ask for your consent to perform a number of blood tests, in order to ensure that there is nothing wrong with you as a donor, and that there is no risk to the patient who will receive your donation. |
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What happens in a transplant?
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Why we need donors from all ethnic groups
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Why we urgently need more men to join the Register
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Who might need a transplant? |
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