Hello Donor

☆Preparation ☆
* Prepare yourself by having
enough fruit juice and water in
the night and morning before you
donate blood.
* Avoid donating blood in empty
stomach. Eat three hours before
you donate blood. Avoid fatty
foods. Eat food which is rich in
iron such as whole grains, eggs,
and beef, and spinach, leafy
vegetables, orange and citrus.
* Don’t consume Alcohol or
caffeine beverages before
donating blood.
* Avoid donating blood for 6
months if you had any major
surgery.

Eligibilities
Any donor, who is healthy, fit and not suffering from any transmittable diseases can donate blood.
Donor must be 18 -60 years age and having a minimum weight of 50Kg can donate blood.
Donor’s Hemoglobin level is 12.5% minimum.
A donor can again donate blood after 3 months of your last donation of blood.
Pulse rate must be between 50 to 100mm without any irregularities.
BP Diastolic 50 to 100 mm Hg and Systolic 100 to 180 mm Hg.
Body temperature should be normal and oral temperature should not exceed 37.5 degree Celsius.

☆What Happens to Donated Blood☆
《Step 1》: The Donation
Donor registers
Health history and mini physical are completed
About 1 pint of blood and several small test tubes are collected from each donor
The bag, test tubes and the donor record are labeled with an identical bar code label to keep track of the donation
The donation is stored in iced coolers until it is transported to a Red Cross center
《Step 2》: Processing
Donated blood is scanned into a computer database
Most blood is spun in centrifuges to separate the transfusable components – red cells, platelets, and plasma
The primary components like plasma, can be further Red cells are then leuko-reduced
Single donor platelets are leukoreduced and bacterially tested.
Test tubes are sent for testing.
《Step 3》: Testing
Steps 2 and 3 take place in parallel
The test tubes are received in one of three Red Cross National Testing Laboratories
A dozen tests are performed on each unit of donated blood – to establish the blood type and test for infectious diseases
Test results are transferred electronically to the manufacturing facility within 24 hours
If a test result is positive, the unit is discarded and the donor is notified. Test results are confidential and are only shared with the donor, except as may be required by law
《Step 4》: Storage
When test results are received, units suitable for transfusion are labeled and stored
Red Cells are stored in refrigerators at 6ºC for up to 42 days
Platelets are stored at room temperature in agitators for up to five days
Plasma and cryo are frozen and stored in freezers for up to one year
《Step 5》: Distribution
Blood is available in Red Blood.
~Thanks * Red Blood team *

☆ Blood Components
How can one donation help multiple people?
-> In modern medical treatments, patients may receive a pint of whole blood or just specific components of the blood needed to treat their particular condition. Up to four components can be derived from donated blood. This approach to treatment, referred to as blood component therapy, allows several patients to benefit from one pint of donated whole blood. The main transfusable blood components include:
**Whole Blood**
->Whole blood contains red cells, white cells, and platelets (~45% of volume) suspended in plasma (~55% of volume).
**Red cells**
->Red cells, or erythrocytes , carry oxygen from the lungs to your body’s tissue and take carbon dioxide back to your lungs to be exhaled.
**Platelets**
-> Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small, colorless cell fragments in the blood whose main function is to interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding.
**Plasma**
->Plasma is a fluid, composed of about 92% water, 7% vital proteins such as albumin, gamma globulin, anti- hemophilic factor, and other clotting factors, and 1% mineral salts, sugars, fats, hormones and vitamins.
**Cryoprecipitated AHF**
-> Cryoprecipitated Antihemophilic Factor (Cryo) is a portion of plasma rich in clotting factors, including Factor VIII and fibrinogen. It is prepared by freezing and then slowly thawing the frozen plasma.
~Thanks * Red Blood team *