ABTYP forsees the necessity of Blood Donation & awarness drive for the greater benefits of society. ABTYP has decided to conduct a Mega Blood Donation Drive on 17th September, 2012 across the country with over 250 identified centers. The target is to collect more than 1,00,000 units of blood. This target will be a WORLD RECORD by itself and a motivating force to all its participants. There are lot of people who are regular blood donors but there are countless people who have never donated blood. We want all these people to come forward & Donate Blood.
You have (Blood), You can (Donate Blood) is the slogan of this Mega Blood Donation Drive.
ABTYP urges you to be a part of this humanitarian cause. By donating Blood, you will not only get the inner satisfaction, but this may even enlighten some ones life. This is a very noble cause for the society ABTYP plans to undertake. For this ABTYP will require the support of many people.
Donating blood is safe and simple. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete the blood donation process. Any healthy adult between 18 years and 60 years of age can donate blood.
Why Donate Blood?
- To replace blood lost because of accidents or diseases.
- To treat shock due to injury.
- For Major & Minor surgeries including open heart surgeries, transplants, etc.
- For burn victims.
- For patients suffering from Anaemia.
- During child birth for the mother.
- For exchange transfusion for new born infants.
- To make blood derivatives which are used to treat medical problems.
- For children suffering from ailments like Thalassemia, Hemophilia (bleeding disorders), Leukemia, Blood Cancer.
Process of Blood Donation
- You walk into a reputed and safe blood donation centre or a mobile camp organised by a reputed institution.
- A few questions will be asked to determine your health status (general questions on health, donation history etc). Usually you will be asked to fill out a short form.
- Then a quick physical check will be done to check temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin content in blood to ensure you are a healthy donor.
- If found fit to donate, then you will be asked to lie down on a resting chair or a bed.Your arm will be thoroughly cleaned. Then using sterile equipments blood will be collected in a special plastic bag. Approximately 350 ml of blood will be collected in one donation. Those who weigh more than 60 Kg can donate 450 ml of blood.
- Then you must rest and relax for a few minutes with a light snack and something refreshing to drink. Some snacks and juice will be provided.
- Blood will be separated into components within eight hours of donation
- The blood will then be taken to the laboratory for testing.
- Once found safe, it will be kept in special storage and released when required.
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The blood is now ready to be taken to the hospital, to save lives.
Yes.. you can… Let others benefit from your good health.
- you are between age group of 18-65 years.
- your weight is 45 kgs or more.
- your hemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.
- your last blood donation was 3 months earlier.
- you are healthy and havenot suffered from malaria, typhoid or other transmissible disease in the recent past.
There are many, many people who meet these parameters of health and fitness! Do abide by the rules - be truthful about your health status! We ensure the health of blood, before we take it, as well as after it is collected. Firstly, the donor is expected to be honest about his or her health history and current condition. Secondly, collected blood is tested for venereal diseases, hepatitis B & C and AIDS.You have to be healthy to give ’safe blood’
Do Not Donate Blood if you have any of these conditions
- Malaria (within 1 year)
- Hepatitis B, C
- Any other type of Jaundice (within 16 years)
- Tuberculosis (within 2 years)
- Diabetes (are you under medication currently?)
- Fits/ Convulsions (are you under medication currently?)
- Cancer / AIDS
- Leprosy or any other infectious diseases
- Any allergies (Only if you are suffering from severe symptoms)
- Hemophilia / Bleeding problems
- Kidney disease
- Heart disease
- Chicken Pox (within 1 year)
- Hormonal disorders
- Hemoglobin deficiency / Anaemia (recently)
- Drastic weight loss (recently)
- Small Pox Vaccination (within the last 3 weeks)
- Blood Donation (within the last 3 months)
- Blood Transfusion (within the last 6 months)
- Major Surgery (within the last 3 months)
- Pregnancy (within the last 6 months)
- Organ Transplant (within 1 year)
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