BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Any healthy adult with mimimum 45 kg weight and normal B.P. can donate blood. It is advised to ask a doctor before actual donation.
DONATION FREQUENCY (may vary)
Whole blood donars can donate once every three months
Plasma donors may donate twice a week (max. every 48 hours.)
Platelet donors may donate a maximum of 24 times per year.
Other specialized donations are subject to other rules.
Dos and DONTs for Blood Donation
DOs
Be truthful and do not endanger yourself or the patient. Remember-a mistake or a hidden fact of yours could kill the patient!
DONTs
Do not donate blood if you have any of these conditions
- cold / fever in the past 1 week.
- Suffered major illness like typhoid, pneumonia, malaria, etc in last 6 months
- under treatment with antibiotics or any other medication.
- Diabetics cannot donate blood
- cardiac problems, hypertension, epilepsy, chronic kidney or liver disease, bleeding tendencies,
venereal disease etc.
- major surgery in the last 6 months.
- vaccination in the last 24 hours.
- had fainting attacks during last donation.
- have regularly received treatment with blood products.
- HIV Positive
- Women should not donate blood during menstruation or within one year of child birth or
miscarriage
Important: Tell the doctor of any condition you suffered from in the last six months and let him be the judge.
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