Donate Blood and Diving

[BekaLynn]

I was wondering, is there anything about diving after donating blood? How long should you wait after donating before you go diving again?

Thanks for the advice.

Beka

 

[DivingPrincessE]

There is a discussion about this going on right now...



http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/advanced-scuba-discussions/269567-donating-blood.html

And there have been other discussion about it that you can find if you search.

 

[BekaLynn]

I am so frustrated by the search. I tried that and it said nothing was found..

sorry!

 

[DivingPrincessE]

If you go to "advanced search" and type in whatever you are looking for and choose "title only" that is the best way to search. I did it with the word "blood" to find that thread and there were other threads about donating blood that came up. Don't bother with the regular search, always go advanced.

 

[Straegen]

Another trick... go to google and type this:

donate blood site:scubaboard.com

 

[Frogman48]

There was a DAN article some time ago - still available on their website I believe - that gave a basic guideline: 1 pt. donation, wait a minimum of 24 hours before diving. That gives the body an opportunity to replenish the blood supply and bring the hemoglobin levels back to normal.

 

[b1draper]

I gave a double red cell donation on Monday and dove on Tuesday. I asked the doctor at the blood center about it and he said after 24 hours I should be fine.

I did two dives in 55 degree water and had a blast.