An Appeal For Voluntary Blood Donors
"Modern social service" may be briefly defined as help given to a stranger, not to the person who by reason of personal bonds commands it without asking. The gift of blood ranks very high among non-monetary social services. It is unique in many respects. The blood donor does not know and can never see the recipient of the gift. No volunteer wishes for a reward. To the giver, the gift is quickly replaced by the body. There is no permanent loss. To the receiver, it may mean anything, life itself, There is no substitute for blood and the human body remains the only source.Man must therefore help man by giving blood. Thus in a well organized community blood donation by the able bodied individuals becomes a social obligation.
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Forms of Voluntary Blood Donations
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Frequently Asked Question's ?
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Blood transfusion had made possible the saving of the life in a scale undreamt of only a few decades ago. The demand for blood and blood products has steadily increased every year as more surgical techniques are adopted which are associated with loss of massive amounts of blood requiring replacement. Unfortunately the supply of blood lags far behind the demand and it is not uncommon for some surgical operations to be postponed or even cancelled for want of blood.
It is therefore necessary that healthy, able-bodied men and women in the community should adopt blood donation as a form of social service and give blood consistently and regularly. Blood is a perishable tissue, not just a fluid or liquid that can be stocked like pharmaceutical drugs for future use.
It is true that many blood banks obtain their supply from poor people who sell it. They are called paid blood donors. It must be emphasized that blood transfusion carries serious risks of transmission of diseases like malaria, syphilis, serum hepatitis (jaundice) and Aids. The last is the most common and also the most dangerous complication.
The risk of attack of jaundice following transfusion is 6 to 10 times higher when the blood of paid donors is used. Blood banks therefore make every effort to obtain blood from voluntary donors who are generally motivated to give blood by a spirit of service. 