BASIC MYTHS
- Blood donation leads to weakness.
- Government hospitals prohibit blood from private Blood Banks.
- Blood Bank is a commercial and profit making activity.
- Women and girls cannot donate blood.
BASIC FACTS
- 1 Pint blood can save up to 3 lives.
- Blood cannot be manufactured; it can only come from volunteer donors.
- Blood donation never leads to weakness it moreover brings in new energy.
- According to the NOC issued by the Government of India, government hospitals can take blood from any licensed Blood Bank.
- Blood Bank is completely a no profit, no loss service.
- Any healthy person, weighing more than 45 kgs. and in the age group of 18 to 60 can donate blood irrespective of their gender.
TIT BITS
- Universal Donor: O- (negative) group
- Universal Receiver: AB+( positive) group
- Life of Blood Storage :
- Whole Blood : 35 Days
- RBC: 42 Days
- RDP: 5 Days
- FFP and Cryo: 1Year