In the time of need a few drops of blood is the only thing that makes a difference between life and death. Every two seconds, someone in the country is in need of blood, and there is a severe shortage of the same. The Indian healthcare system needs more blood donors – young people whose blood might save a life in some part of the country.
What is blood donation?
Blood donation is carried out when a person agrees to donate their blood for medical use. The donated blood is stored in blood banks and is given to the patients in the time of need, like at the time of a major operation.
Some facts about blood donation:
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Blood is the life-maintaining fluid that circulates through the body’s heart, arteries, veins and capillaries.
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Blood carries to the body nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen.
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Blood donation never causes weakness after the process, if you have plenty of fluids and a proper meal you won’t even notice the difference
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If you have B+ blood group, then please do not refrain from donation thinking your blood group is common, infact there is more need for it.
One can easily resume day to day activities after donation blood
However, if you have undergone a major operation, suffered from Hepatitis B in recent time, undergone any immunization in the past one month, have consumed alcohol in the past 24hrs, then one should refrain from donating blood. Generally it is advisable to have a physician check you before donating.
At the time of need the most important problem for patients is from where to source the blood, especially if they have a rare type. Below we have made a list of sites where you can post your requirements and are assured to get a response from:
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Sakshum – The blood donor project is an initiative by Sakshum to maintain a coherent database of individuals, across India, willing to donate blood to the needy people. This project is completely an online initiatives and managed by volunteers all over India.
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Friends to Support – This site has been active from 5 years and has successfuly crossed the benchmark of 80,000 donors.
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Indian Blood Donors – From Adilabad to Yamuna Nagar, from the most common blood group to the rarest, the site has a huge database of blood donors.
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Blood Donors – With over 2853 active donors, this site has a big database of pan India volunteers and can be quite useful.
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Indian Blood Bank – Active over Gujarat 24×7.
The work being done by the above websites is commendable. They provide us with a huge databse of blood donors across India, and thus help the needy in getting access to the life-saver blood donor in a jiffy. Have you ever used them? Tell us about your experience. Also, get listed on them if you believe in the power of humanity, and in the spirit of donating.
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