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Donate Blood
Giving just one pint of your blood can help save the lives of three patients, and the entire process of blood donation only takes about an hour.
The donation process is simple. You may be eligible to donate blood if you :
are 18 - 60 years old
weigh at least 45 kgs
are in good health
Haemoglobin > 12.5gm/dl
DONATION INTERVAL- for whole blood donation once in three months for males and four months for females.
You should not have had malaria in the last three months.
You should not have had jaundice, typhoid in the last one year.
You do not have any of the following: Uncontrolled Thyroid disorders, Diabetes
Heart disease, cardiovascular diseases or infectious diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B or C, Cancer.
You have not had blood transfusion in the last 12 months
Donate Gifts
Gifts enable Blood banks or Centre to fund new research priorities and support clinical activities.
Provide support for specific purposes or programs in research, patient care, education.
Helps in arranging blood donation camps
Gifts for the purchase of equipments.
Individuals who are positive, caring, sensitive, energetic, self-disciplined and who are bilingual can help in key areas related to blood donation.
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Blood
Blood means and includes whole human blood drawn from a donor. It is then mixed with an anti-coagulant. Generally about 350ml of blood is drawn from donor and it take about 45 minutes to 1 hr.
Blood Types
The major types are O, A, B and AB. For a blood donation to be helpful to a patient, there has to be an appropriate match between the blood type of the donor and that of the recipient.
Blood Donation Process
A single donor can save lives of three patients
1.COLLECTION - Blood is collected from each donor. The whole procedure requires about 1 hour.
2.TESTING - The blood is then tested for various diseases to ensure its quality.
3.PREPARATION - Blood donated is processed for component separation.
4.SEPARATION - Components are separated in Packed Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma & Platelets.
5.STORAGE - Each component is transferred to individual bags to be stored in different refrigerators.
Blood Components
Blood has four main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. At Somaiya, we specialise in the storing:
Packed RBC
Random Donor Platelet
Fresh Frozen Plasma
Single Donor Platelets
Whole Blood
Benefits Of Donating Blood
Healthy heart & liver
Regular blood donations help to keep the levels of iron in the body in check thus reduces the risk of heart & liver ailments.
Body weight control
One time blood donation helps you shed 650 Kcal. This can aid you in your body weight control measures.
Reduces the Risk of Cancer
High levels of iron have been implicated in cancer. Theoretically, donating blood frequently will reduce the risk of cancers.
New Blood Cells
After donation blood, the body work to replenish the blood loss. This stimulates the production of new blood cells & in turn helps in maintaining good health.
Pleasure of Saving Human Lives
It is such a wonderful feeling being able to help doctors save human lives.There are no perfect substitutes for human blood. Every time you donate you can help up to 3 or 4 individual recipients.