Facts about blood
- The gift of blood is the gift of life.
- There is no substitute for human blood.
- Every two seconds someone needs blood.
- More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
- The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
- A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood.
Blood supply
- Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from volunteer donors.
- Type O-negative blood (red cells) can be transfused to patients of all blood types. It is always in great demand and often in short supply.
- Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is also usually in short supply.
Blood donation process
- Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.
- Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments.
- Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.
- The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour and 15 min.
- The average adult has about 10 units of blood in his body. Roughly 1 unit is given during a donation.
- A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
- A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 7 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.
- All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be transfused to patients.
Health Benefits of Blood Donation.
- Regular blood donation helps especially males in loosing iron on regular basis. It helps in reducing the chance of heart attack to one third.
- Research published in 2012 emonstrated that repeated blood donation is effective in reducing blood pressure, blood glucose and heart rate.
- Giving blood will not decrease your strength.
- Blood Donation giving the wonderful feeling of saving someone's life.
- Blood Donation is our Responsibility.
- Blood is needed every two seconds.
- About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital needs blood.
- Blood is always needed for treatment of accident victims, cancer patients, hemophiliacs and surgery patients.
- Blood cannot be manufactured or harvested.
Post By : Rajikumar J
