Donneurs de sens – Season 2: 101 courses, episode 5

Can I donate blood?

Héma-Québec needs to collect 1,000 blood donations every single day in order to meet the needs of Québec hospitals. Finding out whether you’re eligible to donate is the first step toward a simple gesture that can save lives.

Blood donation eligibility criteria can sometimes seem mysterious, but this episode of the Donneurs de sens podcast is here to clear things up! Travel, alcohol, cigarettes, diabetes and even knowing your own blood type… find out about all this and more in just 11 minutes, starting now!

In this fifth episode of the series, hosts Camille Lemay and Henrio Grubissa talk about blood donation and the reasons why people may or may not be able to give. They chat with nurse Heidy Figueroa to dispel some myths and explain the reasoning behind some of the eligibility criteria.