Plasma from the heaters of a priceless gift
In May this year The "Postal Dar" Foundation bought specialized medical equipment, the so -called Immune analyzer that went to the Regional Blood Donation and Blood Treatment Center in Bialystok. Until now, thanks to him, as many as 2,500 samples obtained from the heaters from all over the country, who managed to defeat Covid-19, and now they can help Poles in need of help themselves.
The Białystok analyzer is the only such device in the country that is in the possession of regional blood donation and blood -treatment centers. Supports patients and samples from blood donors from all over Poland. With its help, you can accurately determine the level of anti-sars-Cov-Iga antibodies, anti-sars-Cov-IGG in blood plasma from the heaters and thus prepare the appropriate doses of the therapeutic plasma, which will be intended for Covid-19 patients. RCKiK in Bialystok prepares such preparations for patients of infectious hospitals from all over the country.
- Poczta Polska in many ways supports the activities of institutions that fight the epidemic, including We transport and distribute hygiene materials to hospitals, clinics or pharmacies. We also spared no means that our clients and employees feel safe. This is an important element in our activity, in which people play a key role. We believe that thanks to, among others We will be able to help many patients, including employees of our company - says Tomasz Zdzikot, president of Poczta Polska.
Until now, the analyzer has allowed 2,500 samples to be examined from the heaters from all over the country. These are samples obtained at RCKiK in Bialystok and samples from all regional blood donation and blood -healing centers in Poland. The most plasma of the heaters were taken in RCKiK Racibórz and from there the most samples come from there - over 600. Over 200 donors took the centers in Bialystok, Warsaw and Wrocław, the others - from over 100 donors. In total, over 5000 therapeutic doses of plasma have already been obtained, of which patients have already been issued about 4,000.
- Despite the growth of registered infections, there are still more healthy people than sick people. In addition, the number of heaters increases by several thousand every day. Today, the arguments who defeated Covid-19 can help their patients staying in hospitals. The vast majority of them qualify for plasma. We appeal to them for help on behalf of Covid-19 patients, whom the plasma from the recovers will shorten the period of the disease, and maybe even save life -says Dr. Dariusz Średziński, deputy director of the Medical Affairs of the RCKIK in Bialystok.
Poczta Polska also calls for help, distributing information on this subject in social media and among the eighty thousand postal community. The company encourages people who have already been overwhelmed by Coronavirus and meet the appropriate criteria to report to plasma . This can be done at the nearest blood donation station after prior telephone contact and conducting a preliminary interview, which will assess whether a person may become a donor.
Only in October 2020, RCKiK in Bialystok spent over 300 doses of plasma collected from several dozen heaters. Due to the observed increase in infections, the demand for plasma of heaters from hospitals is constantly increasing. RCKiK in Bialystok also observes that in recent weeks the number of donors reporting to centers throughout the country has also been increasing.