DonorUA (the "Ukrainian Association of Donors"), the ZARINA Jewelry House, and the PULSE charitable organization have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. Within this partnership, DonorUA and ZARINA are donating 200,000 UAH to PULSE for the organization of training for military medical personnel.
“Since the first months of the full-scale invasion, DonorUA has been transporting donor blood to frontline regions. However, injured soldiers cannot always wait for evacuation to the nearest hospital — sometimes, to save a life, blood loss must be compensated as soon as possible. We thank our partners who help complete this journey of blood from the donor's hand to the soldier's hand,” comments Iryna Slavyńska, co-founder of DonorUA and President of the "Ukrainian Association of Donors."
At the beginning of the year, DonorUA and ZARINA united under the project My Blood Type and developed a charitable collection of jewelry. Thanks to this, 200,000 UAH was raised. With these funds, PULSE will organize courses for military medics to teach them how to perform blood transfusions.
“It is a great joy and honor for us to be involved in promoting the donor movement in Ukraine. Donating your blood is a simple way to thank our defenders and potentially save their lives as they save ours every day. We are grateful to the DonorUA team and PULSE for this project and partnership,” shares Zarina Netovkina, CEO of the ZARINA Jewelry House.
According to the Ministry of Health, in combat conditions, more than 60% of preventable deaths are caused by blood loss. The first 36 minutes after injury are critical, and timely blood transfusions increase the chances of not only surviving but also preserving a person's health as much as possible.
“Blood is a critically important resource for saving lives in war. Unlike many other resources, blood is irreplaceable. There is only one way to supply blood to the front: civilians regularly donate it in their cities, specialists process and test it, and then it is passed on to medics for transfusion. We are proud to be involved in building capacity for blood transfusion at the pre-hospital stage — at stabilization points. And we thank everyone who makes this process possible. Together, we can save many lives,” emphasizes Fedir Serdyuk, co-founder of the PULSE charitable foundation, which develops tactical medicine in Ukraine.
In August of last year, combat medics without higher medical education were allowed to perform blood transfusions at the pre-hospital stage, that is, before the injured reach the hospital. This is possible if the medics undergo appropriate training.
