Chongqing Network Radio and Television Station reporter Xie Tianjiao
What is the concept of accumulated blood donations of more than 20,000 ml? The total blood volume of the human body accounts for about 8% of the body weight, and the total blood volume of an adult is about 4000-5000 ml. If 20,000 ml is donated, it is equivalent to all the blood in the body has been "changed" 4 times, which is equivalent to the total blood of 4 adults. Today, we will meet an ordinary blood donor - Xiong Yong, a citizen of Qijiang.
Early in the morning, the reporter met Xiong Yong at the blood collection point in Kowloon Square, and today he came here mainly to make an appointment for the next platelet collection. Xiong Yong told us that he was a veteran, and at first he had no concept of blood donation, but when he talked about the "motivation" when he first wanted to donate blood, he was a bit "wanting to laugh" in retrospect. "At that time, I also knew anything about blood donation, purely because I wanted to know what kind of blood type I was." Xiong Yong said.
Since donating blood for the first time, Xiong Yong has begun to understand the relevant knowledge about blood donation, which has given him a deeper understanding of the behavior of blood donation. "Blood can be reborn, but life is only once, donating blood is to help others, and in the same way, when you need help, you can also get help from others." 」 Xiong Yong said.
Subsequently, the staff suggested that he could donate platelets. When he learned that platelet transfusions were more effective and less adverse, he agreed. Compared with ordinary blood donations, platelet donation takes longer, takes more than an hour, and the frequency can be faster, generally once a month or so. Since then, Xiong Yong has become a platelet volunteer in the central blood station, donating blood to the central blood station in an average of one to two months. "Since then, I've basically donated platelets, basically about 10 times a year, every year." Since 2006, he has insisted on 14 consecutive years of unpaid blood donation, with a total of 63 blood donations, including 18 times of whole blood, 45 times of platelets, and the total amount of blood donated is converted to 22,000 ml, which is equivalent to changing the blood of the whole body 4 times. "Unpaid blood donation is a great honor, and as long as my body allows it, I will continue to donate to help those who need help." Xiong Yong said.
According to the relevant provisions of the Blood Donation Law, unpaid blood donation can obtain the bronze award of unpaid blood donation if the cumulative total amount of unpaid blood reaches 4000 ml, the silver award of unpaid blood donation can be obtained by donating 6000 ml of blood, and the gold award of unpaid blood donation can be obtained by donating 8000 ml of blood. At present, Xiong Yong has won the gold, silver and bronze awards, which can be said to have won the "Grand Slam" of blood donation. Xiong Yong said that in addition to his own persistence, he also needs to drive more people around him to join the team of unpaid blood donation through his own practical actions.
(Qijiangtai, Xie Tianjiao)