Blood Donation

Estimates by the American Red Cross and America's Blood Centers suggest that less than 5% of eligible blood donors provide all the volunteer blood components each year. Approximately 14-16 million donations are made each year, by 8-9 million donors, producing 30-45 million transfusable blood components.

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This depends on what country you live in. Go into a hospital or blood bank and ask. Or ask your GP.

It ultimately depends on the area in which you live in, but blood donations can be given at blood drives that are hosted by certain organizations at various locations. There are multiple areas that can host blood drives in any given area, including schools, office parking lots, and many other areas. The best way to find out where blood donations are being held is through a blood center's website; the one that is closest to your area. They will usually always have a section of the site dedicated to updating the latest locations where someone can give blood.

No. Donors taking finasteride (propecia, proscar, etc.) are deferred from volunteer blood donation until they are off the medication for at least 6 months.

No...you should not donate blood if you are tachycardic. Most blood banks will not allow you to donate blood if you heart rate is over 100. Some people with SVT can have a seizure if they donate blood. This is a question you need to have answered by your cardiologist.

Your blood is not effected by your period in the opinion of the blood bank there is no concern when your period is. Although if you suffer from nausia or lite headeness during your period donating blood can inhance that effect.

As early as 1628, a physician by the name of William Harvey developed an equipment for injecting fluids to animals. It was Richard Lower who performed the first blood transfusion between two animals in 1666.

The first blood voluntary donation occurred in 1921 as organized by British Red Cross.

Any disease which is transmittable through blood, such as hepatitis or HIV. That includes things like the flu or bacterial infections.

Any recent (within a year) piercings with non-sterile instruments or sharing of needles (such as in the case of a diabetic who injects insulin--obviously if you are on illegal injectable drugs you should not be donating blood). If the instruments were sterile, or if you are the only person to use your insulin needles, you're fine to donate.

Pregnancy or recent childbirth, as there may be danger to the mother or baby.

Small physical size--if you are a small person, your blood volume is lower and it may not be safe for you to lose a whole pint of blood. (I found this out the hard way when my doctor took less than that for blood tests and I ended up passing out on her floor. I now have doctor's orders not to donate.)

Low iron levels, again because it may not be safe for you to lose that much blood.

There are other reasons, such as suspicion of mad cow disease or malaria, but those are the main ones you're likely to run into. There is also a minimum age, usually 17 or 18.

Volunteer blood donation following orthopedic surgery may occur as soon as the surgical site has healed and any prophylactic antibiotic therapy has been completed. If transfusion of blood products was required or cadaveric tissue grafts were used (bone, ligament, etc), the potential donor must wait one year after the surgery date.

This not entirely true while an Rh- person can not receive Rh+ blood due to the fact as stated above an Rh+ person can receive Rh- blood because there is no Rh in the blood. This is why O- people are universal donors meaning they are able to give blood to anyone, but can only receive 0- blood.

This is what it says on the red cross blood donation guide lines about sexually transmitted diseases.


Sexually Transmitted Disease
Wait 12 months after treatment for syphilis or gonorrhea.

Acceptable if it has been more than 12 months since you completed treatment for syphilis or gonorrhea.

Chlamydia, venereal warts (human papilloma virus), or genital herpes are not a cause for deferral if you are feeling healthy and well and meet all other eligibility requirements.

A unit of whole blood is 450 milliliters, which is about 0.9510 U.S. pint. ... The adult human body contains roughly 12 units of whole blood.

yes

I do.

can i give blood after taking efudex

Yes, the liver is a large organ that can quickly recover and regenerate very quickly. It has two lobes. The right lobe is given to the recipient and the left lobe stays in the body. Click the link below for more information.

If you wanna know then donate blood to a person ; they will have you fill out papers. If they find something in your blood that they don't want to give to the other person that they are donating it too then they will not use it. They always check the blood before they give it to the person.

It happens because the immune system of recipient attacks the transplanted organ. This is expected to happen because the immune system's purpose is to distinguish foreign material in body and attempt to destroy it, just as it attempts to destroy infecting organisms such as bacteria and viruses.

Yes, you can donate blood if you have chlamydia, most likely. It is possible that the blood bank will want you to defer donation, though, until you're outside of the HIV window period. Chlamydia is not blood borne. It's spread through oral, anal, or vaginal sex.

Yes, you can.


APPEAL TO INDIANS

 Blood 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.

Not at all. Though, you are not qualified to donate blood if you are pregnant, underweight and if you are diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases.

Yes. Potential volunteer blood donors are eligible if their Systolic pressure is 180 mmHg or less and Diastolic is 100 mmHg or less. As long as the blood pressure at the time of donation is within acceptable limits, blood pressure medication is of no concern.

Blood banks in the US must follow the guidelines and restrictions set forth by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Blood banks typically only screen for HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis C. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and genital warts cannot be transmitted by blood products and is not a reason for a person to defer or not donate blood. You can find the Red Cross "Blood Eligibility List" on their web site at http://www.redcross.org. If you suspect that you may have an STD, there is free testing available at public health facilities.
It would not be morally responsible to do so.

No, A person with AB- can receive from O-, A-, B-, or AB-. See chart on related link.

A positive Rh factor can receive from a negative, but not the other way around.