Blood Donation

Blood donation is a procedure by which an individual donates blood voluntarily either for immediate use in a transfusion or to be stored for later use.

The process of giving blood involves -

Screening the donor for infectious diseases.This is mandatory in most blood banks across the world.

The actual process of donation where the donor goes through the procedure of donating blood.

A brief recovery period.

These steps apply applies to both whole blood donations and also for the donation of blood components. Blood donations may be scheduled either at hospitals or at a local convenient location.Mass blood collection or blood donation drive may be sponsored by NGOs or other voluntary groups.