What are the surprising benefits of blood donation? Here are some details!
BENEFITS OF BLOOD DONATION – Donating blood does not only help people in need but it also brings health benefits to the donors.’
There are a lot of people who need a blood transfusion and one way to address this problem is blood donation. This is a voluntary activity that helps save lives.
This is a life-sustaining and life-saving procedure.
The different types of donation are whole blood, platelets, plasma, double red cells, autologous (donating for yourself), and directed (donating for someone else).
A healthy individual can donate whole blood every 56 days and in every donation, they will only take a pint. In terms of the whole donation, here’s a chart to know the compatibility of blood types:
| Blood Type | Can Donate Red Blood Cells To | Can Receive Red Blood Cells From |
|---|---|---|
| O | O, A, B, AB | O, O- |
| O- | Everyone | O- |
| A | A, AB | A, A-, O, O- |
| A- | A, A-, AB, AB- | A-, O- |
| B | B, AB | B, B-, O, O- |
| B- | B, B-, AB, AB- | B-, O- |
| AB | AB | Everyone |
| AB- | AB, AB- | AB-, A-, B-, O- |
What are the benefits of donating to the donors?
Here are some according to a post from Columbia University Irving Medical Center:
- You get to avail of a free health screening as your vitals will have to be checked first before you will be allowed to donate.
- Regularly donating blood results in a healthier heart and vascular system. This just shows that you don’t get to help others only but you also get to help yourself.
- One donation can help save three lives and this kind of kindness can lead to a happier life.
- You will need 500 calories to replace the ones you lost in one donation.
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