Blood Donor Day 2024: ‘World Blood Donation Day’ 2024 The purpose of celebrating this day every year is to encourage people to donate blood. On this day, blood donation camps are organized at various places. Today we will talk to you about it in detail.
Every year 14th June is celebrated as ‘World Blood Donation’. This is the birthday of Nobel Prize winner Karl Landsteiner. Karl Landsteiner was a scientist who discovered the ABO blood group system. Before his discovery, this blood transfusion was done without knowing the group. Blood donation is called Mahadaan. That is why blood donation is encouraged everywhere. Blood camps are organized on this special day.
You can donate blood between the ages of 18 and 65
If you want to donate blood, then your age should be between 18 to 65. Your weight should be at least 46 kg. Hemoglobin should be at least 12.5 grams. If a person wants to donate blood, then some tests are done before that. According to the test report, it is decided whether the person can donate blood or not?
300 to 400 ml of blood
In blood donation, 300 to 400 ml of blood is taken at a time. This is 15th part of the total blood of the body. After donating blood, the body starts trying to make new blood. If you maintain a good diet and eating habits, then new blood starts forming again within 24 hours.
Why should we continue donating blood?
The red blood cells present in our body die on their own within 90 to 120 days. That is why it is said that one should keep donating blood every three months. Your blood donation can give life to a needy person.
A person should donate blood at an interval of three months. If you are healthy, you can donate blood every three months. People whose hemoglobin is less than 12 are not considered eligible to donate blood. If a person is suffering from a serious disease or is suffering from any infection and is taking antibiotics, then he is not considered eligible to donate blood. One can donate blood once in 2 months or 56 days. This is better for their health and safety.
These people cannot donate blood
If you are suffering from high or low blood pressure then you should not donate blood. TB patients should also not donate blood. Because there is a fear that this disease will spread from one person to another. AIDS patients should also not donate blood. Therefore, before donating blood, the patient’s blood test is done so that the person donating blood does not have any disease.
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