Frequently Asked Question's
Who can give blood?
Any healthy person of either sex between the ages of 18 to 60 can give blood. The volunteer should not weigh less than 50Kg.
How often can a person give blood?
A Healthy person can safely give blood once in three months. He is medically examined (including a blood test) to ensure that he is fit to give blood. In practice, the number of times is limited to two to three donations a year as not to inconvenience the volunteer too frequently. There are many donors in Madras who have given blood approximately every three months for several years. If a small percentage of a able bodied adults in the population give blood but once a year, there will be more blood than the hospitals will need.
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Will it hurt when blood is collected?
Only a slight momentary pain when needle is inserted. Thereafter there will be no pain whatever.
Will there be any ill effects after giving blood?
None .As mentioned earlier, every volunteer is medically examined before each donation and only those who are found fit accepted.
Have any special precautions to be taken after giving blood?
No. The donor can attend his normal work as usual.However, as a safe precaution, donors with some special occupations such as bus drivers, train driver, air pilots, person like masons who have to climb ladders. etc., are advised to rest for half a day.
Is any special treatment, diet or medicines, required after blood donation?
No special treatment is called for. The amount of blood given by the volunteer is well within his normal reserve capacity and his body recoups it quickly and without his own knowledge.
How long after collection will the blood be fit for use?
It can be preserved under refrigeration and used up to 5 weeks. However the demand so great present that all the available blood is generally used up before time expiry. Occasionally when there is a surplus, it is processed into plasma which is an excellent substitute for the emergency treatment of bleeding and for burns.
How does the blood bank work?
It works on the same general principles as the money bank. A surplus always be available. Just as money is deposited before it can be with drawn, blood should be donated before the actual need for it arises. Otherwise it may be too late to help the patient. Further, only when there is a big surplus of blood will it be possible to obtain the less common type of blood that may be needed for transfusion.
Is there any chance of the Donors exposed to serious transmittable diseases like AIDS and jaundice Blood Donation?
Definitely No. All materials used for Blood collections are sterile and disposable. All care is taken to use Disposable syringes, needles and Blood Collection Bags.
Is there any less common Blood Groups? Rare Blood Group Donors when can they donate?
Yes, There are rare Blood Group Donors usually who are RH NEGATIVE TYPE. These groups of donors can donate only when there is demand for that type of Blood and can donate at that juncture.