This document discusses the importance of blood donation and provides information to encourage donation. It notes that blood is needed for accident victims, cancer patients, and others. While only 3% of eligible people donate annually, the need for blood increases 5% each year. Donating blood can help save multiple lives, is safe, and provides health benefits to the donor such as lowering cholesterol. The document outlines the blood donation process and emphasizes that no one should die without blood or blood donation.

1. Blood Donation

2. Imagine your father has just suffered a
heart attack and requires blood
transfusion to undergo open-heart
surgery
What if?

3. Imagine your little nephew or niece baby
was born with a blood disorder and
required periodic blood transfusions in
order to have a chance at survival.
What if?

4. Imagine your best friend has just met with
an accident and requires at least 4-5
blood transfusions to compensate the
blood loss
What if?

5. Naturally you'd want to do everything in your
power to help.
There is one way you can help. That is by
Donating blood!

6. Historical Aspects
People have always been fascinated by
blood
 Ancient Egyptians bathed in it.
 Aristocrats drank it.
 Authors & playrights used it as themes.
 Modern Humanity transfuses it.

7. Historical aspects
 1492 - Blood was taken from three young men &
given to Pope Innocent VII to cure him.
 1667 - First successful human blood transfusion.
 1800 - Blood transfunsions banned because few
people survived.

8. Did You Know ?
 350ml of blood can save as many as three lives.
 Every second, someone in India needs blood.
 One out of every three of us will need blood in our life time.
 Only 3% of the eligible population donates blood in any
given year.
 Even with all of today’s technology, there is no substitute for
blood.
 Someone has to give blood in order for
someone to receive blood.

9. Do you know that..
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.

10. Do you know that..
3 out of 10 patients who need blood do not get it because
there is not enough supply
Blood from a paid donor is 3 times more likely to have any
4 transmissible diseases such as malaria, syphilis, hepatitis
B or C, or AIDS

11. 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…….

12. Our Primary Concern -
 Safety of Blood Donor & Blood Recipient (patient)
because “Safe Blood” gives life, “Unsafe blood” gives
infections
 To Ensure faster availability of Blood
 Faster the blood available the greater chances to save a
life.
 To ensure “Blood Safety”,
 Strict “Donor Screening” at the Camp
 “Testing” of collected blood to WHO specified standards
 Strict “cross-matching” of blood samples to ensure safe
transfusion to patient.

13. Procedure for
Voluntary Blood Donation
Pre-Donation:
1. Donor Screening
2. Donor Eligibility criteria
3. Deferral Criteria (Donor Consent Form)
4. Medical examination
Blood Donation:
5. Blood donation procedure
Post donation
6. Rest, advice & refreshment
7. Donor Certificate, Donor ID card

14. Testing at Blood Bank
Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs)
Blood collected at the Blood Banks is screened
using highest quality screening tests for 6 TTIs
 HIV 1
 HIV 2
 Hepatitis B
 Hepatitis C
 VDRL (syphilis)
 Malaria

15. 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

16. Benefits to Donor of blood donation
Health benefits:
Regular donation (2-3 times a year….)
 Lowers cholesterol
 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

17. The first and foremost advantage of
donating blood is the exalted feeling of
saving someone's life
Benefits to Donor of blood
donation

18. There are no major disadvantages of donating blood, except
that sometimes one may experience a drop in blood
pressure due to hypovolemia (a state of reduced blood
volume), which may necessitate cancellation of donation.
Sometimes, one may also experience mild nausea or
dizziness for a short while.
Disadvantages of blood donation

19. Volunteer’s role
 Most people who have never donated have
never been asked.
 Posters don’t recruit donors…people do

20. No One Should Die Without Blood.No One Should Die Without Blood.
No One Should Die Without BloodNo One Should Die Without Blood
Donation.Donation.
Our Motto

21. Every blood donor is a
HERO!