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Blood Donation - Overview

"How far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a weary world"
-William Shakespeare


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.

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 Comments Posted
i have to speak on a social ocassion to motivate people and encourage them to donate blood , where can in get good matter on the subject
Posted by : ajay agrawal , 9/10/2008
can a thalasaemia minor donate blood.if so what gap should be maintained.does blood donation by thalasaemia minor effect the health of donor and receipient
Posted by : deepak chhajwani , 7/20/2007
I wanted to donate blood to a person in bad need but was turned down. The reason: I have 5 children. Why was that?
Posted by : Marlies Abreu , 3/19/2007
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