This document provides information about blood donation awareness and motivation. It discusses how blood is essential for life, yet only 4% of the eligible population donates. Regular donations of just 2 times per year could eliminate shortages. The document outlines eligibility criteria, reasons to donate, health benefits, and post-donation advice. The goal is to motivate more regular blood donations to help the many people in need of transfusions each year.

1. Awareness & Motivation Program For
Blood Donors

2. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTER
DECEMBER 2014
19/12/14

3. Blood Facts 1
Blood flows everywhere through the human body.
We cannot live without it.
The heart pumps blood to all our body cells, supplying
them with oxygen and food.
Blood also carries proteins and cell fragments called
platelets that let blood clot where there has been an
injury.
 350ml of blood can save as many as three lives.
 Every two seconds, someone in India needs blood.
 One out of every three of us will need blood in our life time.
 Even with all of today’s technology, there is no substitute for
blood.

4. Blood Fact 2
Hospitals predict that the need for
blood will increase 5% each year.
Approximately only 4% of the
eligible population in India
donates blood.
75% of donors donate only
ONCE per year.
If they donated just two times
per year there would never be
any shortages.
A person has 5 - 6 litters of blood
in their body.
A person can donate blood every
90 days (3 months).
Body recovers the Blood very
quickly:
Blood plasma volume–
within 24 - 48 hours
Red Blood Cells – in about
3 weeks
Platelets & White Blood
Cells – within minutes

5. Some Reasons to Donate Blood
Blood is always needed for,
 accident victims
 cancer patients
 blood disorder
patients
 surgery patients
 Pre-mature, pre
term babies
 and many
others…….
1 of out 10 hospital patients needs a
blood transfusion
 4.5 million Indians lives are saved by
blood transfusions each year

6. Who Can Donate Blood ?
•Age: 18 - 60 years
•Weight : > 45 kgs
•Hemoglobin level: >12 gms/dl for men
and 12.5 gms/dl for women
•In good health

7. Who Can Not donate?
Life Long
Heart, Kidney, Liver
Disorder
Abnormal bleeding
disorder
Epilepsy, Mental
disorders
Tuberculosis, Leprosy
5. Asthma
6. Cancer
7. Insulin dependent
diabetics
8. Uncontrolled
High BP
First Year
1-Surgery
2- Dog Bite
3-Unexplained
weight loss
4- Continuous
low grade fever
6 Months
1-Tattooing or body
piercing
2-Dental extraction
3-Root canal
treatment
4-Malaria

8. Deferral Criteria…
Female donors cannot donate
blood……
During pregnancy
After delivery for one year
When lactating
During menstrual period and for 7
days thereafter
Male donors cannot donate blood……
If consumed Alcohol in the previous 24
hours

9. What Can You do?
Make Blood Donation a HABIT
Donate regularly – every 3 months to
commemorate special days like
birthdays, anniversaries ….
Motivate others to donate
Refer your friends and relatives.

10. Benefits to Donor of blood donation
Health benefits:
Regular donation (2-3 times a year….)
Lowers cholesterol
Lowers lipid levels
Decreases incidence of heart attacks, strokes
Donor is also eligible to receive one FREE unit of
blood if needed for
Self
Spouse/ Child/ Parents, and
Even friends

11. Post Donation Advice
Drink lots of fluids for next 24 hours
Avoid smoking for one hour & alcohol till after a
meal
Don’t use elevator to go up immediately after
donation as it will make blood rush to your feet
& make you dizzy!
Avoid highly strenuous exercises & games for a
day
If you feel dizzy, lie down & put your feet up. You
will be alright in 10-20 mins.

12. Post Donation Advice
Drink lots of fluids for next 24 hours
Avoid smoking for one hour & alcohol till after a
meal
Don’t use elevator to go up immediately after
donation as it will make blood rush to your feet
& make you dizzy!
Avoid highly strenuous exercises & games for a
day
If you feel dizzy, lie down & put your feet up.
You will be alright in 10-20 mins.

13. Blood Transfusion Chart

15. Join Us For Nobel Cause…..

16. Thanks
Dr. Atul Shankar Mishra