Basics of Blood Donation

There is no substitute for blood donation and giving blood regularly saves lives. Donating blood doesn't have any side affects on your health. In fact, there are several benefits of donating blood. Human Body just takes 24 hours to generate the equivalent amount of blood which one donates. Average human body has around 10 units of blood out of which one unit is taken during donation.

If you satisfy all the following conditions, you can donate blood:

• You have to between age group of 18-60 years
• Your hemoglobin should be 12.5% minimum
• Your weight should be 45 kgs or more
• Your last blood donation was to be up to 3 or more months earlier
• You should be healthy and have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other diseases in the recent past

Blood Groups

TYPE	YOU CAN GIVE BLOOD TO	YOU CAN RECEIVE BLOOD FROM
A+	A+, AB+	A+, A-, O+, O-
O+	O+, A+, B+, AB+	O+, O-
B+	B+, AB+	B+, B-, O+, O-
AB+	AB+	Everyone
A-	A+, A-, AB+, AB-	A-, O-
O-	Everyone	O-
B-	B+, B-, AB+, AB-	B-, O-
AB-	AB+, AB-	AB-, A-, B-, O-