Blood Donation – A social Responsibility

Let Us Care for You(LUCY)

Federation of Indian Blood Donors Organisations[FIBDO]

Who needs Blood?

Thalassaemia cancer & hemophilia patients

Who needs Blood?

Operations Accidents

Who needs Blood?

Natural Calamities Terrorist Activities

Who needs Blood?

Women in child birth New born babies

Who needs Blood?

Burn patients

Why should one become a regular blood donor?

Blood is a life saving medicine, which works wonders in certain medical treatments, and life threatening situations. It is an emergency medicine.

The only source of blood right now is human being.

WHO strongly recommends the source of blood only from a regular voluntary non remunerative blood donor.

Why should I become a regular blood donor?

The only source of blood right now is human being

AGE PERCENTAGE

18-20 6%

21-25 12%

26-30 13%

31-35 15%

36-40 21%

41-45 13%

46-50 10%

51-55 7%

56-65 3%

AGE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF VBD

IN OUTDOOR CAMPS

Who can be a voluntary blood donor?

• Anyone aged between 18 – 65 years

• Weighing not less than 45 Kgs.

• Must not have suffered from any major ailments during the last one year.

How much blood we have?

• Male - 76ml/Kg• Female – 66 ml/Kg

50ml of blood per Kg of our body weight is needed in the circulatory system and the rest is surplus.

How much quantity of blood can we donate?

We can donate up to 8ml/Kg of our body weight. In our country 350 ml blood bags are generally used.

That means we donate blood from our surplus.

How frequently can One donate Blood?

After 90 days

One can donate whole blood 188 times

MEDICAL BENEFITS OF BLOOD DONATION

Reduces the risks of - • An heart attack • An angina• A cerebral vascular attack & above all• Does not harm the health of the donor at all

What constitute blood ?

What is the replenishment time of this donated blood?

• Liquid part is replenished in 2 days • Cells within 21 days.

What is the responsibility of voluntary blood donors ?

Provide correct information about one’s health status before donation

What exactly happens during blood-donation?

Giving blood is a very simple and straight forward process. On arrival at a blood drive, you will be asked to fill a few details on a donor form. Your medical history will be taken by a medical personnel in an area which provides adequate privacy. After you pass this simple medical screening process, you will be escorted to a blood donation area. The actual blood donation takes about 10 minutes followed by a little rest and refreshments.

What Post Donation Care that a donor should take?

• Eat and Drink something before leaving• Drink more liquids than usual in next 4 hours• Avoid consuming alcohol until you have eating something• Don't smoke for next 30 minutes• Avoid climbing steps, driving, diving for next 30 minutes

What should One eat before blood-donation?

Anything, but preferably something. Eating light snacks and a drink (nonalcoholic) before blood donation makes you psychologically more comfortable

What does a blood bank do?

It collects blood, processes it in its components, tests for any possible disease, stores blood components at optimum temperature and gives these to the needy patients after cross matching.

What does a blood bank do?

What tests do blood banks perform after blood collection in blood banks?

• HIV Virus (AIDS), Hepatitis B & C virus (Jaundice), Malaria Parasite, Syphilis and also blood groups.

What happens to blood I donate?

Your blood goes to a modern blood bank - Within 6 hours of Blood collection its processing starts at the blood bank. It is separated into components viz. Red Cells, Plasma & Platelets. All this is to ensure fastest response to the patient’s need. This is how each time you donate blood you save up to 3 lives.

Thank You