BLOOD DONATION – SOME FACTS
Some Facts on Blood Donation An adult has about 5 liters of blood in the body.Typically, about 300 ml (anywhere between 200 and 450 ml) of blood is taken by a blood bank (depending on requirement) from a person.The blood donated is recouped by the body within 2 to 7 days.One unit of blood (about 450 ml) helps save 3 lives.This is because, the blood taken from a donor is separated into its components (Red cells, White cells, Plasma and Platelets), each of which can be transfused into the blood of a recipient, separately.It takes approximately 10 minutes to remove one unit of blood from the donor . Including the time taken for filling up a form prior to donation, a physical examination (BP and weight) of the donor and the time to relax after donating blood, the whole process can be completed...