Every year India requires about 4 Crore units of blood, out of
which only a meager 40 Lakh units
of blood are available. Every two seconds someone needs blood. More than 38,000
blood donations are needed every day. If just 1% of people donate blood
regularly, there will be no blood shortage. Human Body just takes 24
hours to generate the equivalent amount of blood which one donates.(Source: friends2support)
friends2support gives you more information on blood donation. You can search for list of donors on their website.
- A donor is asked to fill a form with specific questions about his/her medical history to make sure that donating blood is not hazardous to his/her health.
- A healthy person can donate 1 unit (~300ml) of blood every 3-4 months.
- Donors are advised to stay at the donation site for 10-15 minutes after donating.
- Donors are advised to avoid the following after donation.
- No driving or traveling till half an hour of donation.
- No weightlifting or workout at least for a day.
- Avoid any kind of physical stress for 24 hours at least.
Blood Group
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Can donate blood to
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Can receive blood from
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AB+
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AB+
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Any group
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AB-
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AB-, AB+
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AB-, A-, B-,O-
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A+
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A+,AB+
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A+,A-,O+,O-
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A-
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A-,A+,AB-,AB+
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A-,O-
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B+
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B+,AB+
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B+,B-,O+,O-
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B-
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B-,B+,AB-,AB+
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B-,O-
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O+
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O+,A+,B+,AB+
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O+,O-
|
O-
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Any Group
|
O-
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friends2support gives you more information on blood donation. You can search for list of donors on their website.
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