How does donated blood save lives




















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A balanced diet provides complete balanced nutrition which is essential for a healthy life, enhancing the immunity of the person. Depending upon the type of donation process, a donor can either donate whole blood, which contains all four components, or donate only a specific component through a process known as apheresis.

A single apheresis platelet donation provides one transfusion dose, which otherwise would have needed to be extracted from five individual whole blood donations.

Because of their short shelf life of five days after being collected, platelet donations are constantly needed by blood banks to be ready when needed. Red blood cells also have a short shelf life and need to be used within 42 days of being collected.

Plasma and cryoprecipitate can be frozen and stored for up to a year after being donated. The actual blood donation only takes minutes. If you choose apheresis, the process may take up to two hours. Donating blood is a great way to give back to your community and potentially save a life by only giving up an hour of your time.

Facts About Blood Needs. Every 2 seconds someone in the U. Approximately 36, units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U. Nearly 7, units of platelets and 10, units of plasma are needed daily in the U. Less than 38 percent of the population is eligible to give blood or platelets. Nearly 21 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.

Sickle cell disease affects 90, to , people in the U. We need: Nearly new donors a day to meet demand Around , new donors a year to replace those who can no longer donate 40, more black donors to meet growing demand for better-matched blood 30, new donors with priority blood types such as O negative every year More young people to start giving blood so we can make sure we have enough blood in the future. Blood types Information about the most common and rarest blood types and why your blood type is important.

Demand for different blood types Learn about the factors that affect how much of each blood type we need to collect. How your blood is used Your red blood cells, platelets and plasma can save up to three lives. Who you can help Inspirational stories from donors and patients whose lives have been transformed by blood transfusions. Coronavirus information. Want to give blood for the first time?



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