For Gabriela Samaniego, CNEL collaborator it was the first time she donated blood even though a little nervous, after 10 minutes of extraction time she said she was pleased to be able to donate and contribute to someone´s benefit or save someone´s life if necessary.
The donation program is part of the Agreement between CNEL and la Junta de Beneficiencia de Guayaquil, through its blood bank with a two year validity and which also benefits its collaborators directly since, in need, they have it at their disposal.
“We have collaborators exposed to scalding burns due to electrical shocks of medium and high tension whereby we have drawn up this Agreement with la Junta de Beneficiencia because it is the Institution which has always opened their doors when we have taken our fellow workers to the hospital Luis Vernaza burnt unit”, commented Dr. Marjorie Ramirez, occupational doctor at the CNEL central office where yesterday the blood Bank Medical Brigade collected 50 blood samples.
The program has a schedule drawn up until December which includes blood donation with Guayaquil and Santa Elena Business Units Collaborators where a total of 500 blood units are to be collected.
Roman Ochoa, head of La Junta de Beneficiencia Blood Bank held that previous to the donation there was a talk regarding truths and myths about blood donation to occupational doctors who, by way of an internal campaign motivated their personnel to become volunteer donors of this liquid which can, with one pint, save the lives of up to 3 adults or seven children because it is fractioned according to the size and weight of the patient.
