For expiring donated blood, they are disposed in accordance to the laws of the blood bank about proper disposal of blood.
56 days.
42 days
It must be used within 42 days, and any days after that make it unusable.
Usually between 4 to 7 days after
For whole blood, one can donate every 56 days. However, different waiting periods apply to different types of donations.Platelets can be donated every 7 days, up to 24 times a yearPlasma can be donated every 28 days, up to 13 times per year
Most definitely. Your body needs time to regain it's blood cells it just lost.
By a very bad error that is not common now a days, in which the donated blood that was transfused into their body was contaminated with HIV when it was donated.APPEAL TO INDIANSBlood Donation is the biggest donation in the world. As we all know, tragedy occurs every other day and we hear about blood shortages. We cannot let people die short of blood. Our blood can give life to someone, someday. Hence, it is our duty as an Indian to stand up to the situation.
Very slim. After blood is donated, it goes through a long process that takes a couple days where it is tested for many different problems with the blood and is checked multiple times. the chance is less than 1/1000
I have heard from the Red Cross that it can only be kept for 45 days, but is usually used long before then.
Yes, after donating blood, you have less circulating red blood cells to carry oxygen to your tissues. This includes your lung tissue. It usually takes 3-5 days to recover from donating blood. I donated blood on Thursday and I had SOB on exertion up until Tuesday night.
Too many red blood cells can clog up your blood vessels because they get too crowded. Also, since red blood cells contain iron, you can get too much iron, which is not good for you either.
It will get its' fill of blood, and grow larger. Once it's had enough blood it will detach.