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5th March 2016, 04:57 PM
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Re: Blood Donation Day in India

National Voluntary Blood Donation Day be celebrated on 1st of October. Objective of celebrating this day is to make aware the people about the importance of the voluntary blood donation.

Frequency of Blood Types
O+ 1 person in 3
O- 1 person in 15

A+ 1 person in 3
A-1 person in 16

B+ 1 person in 12
B- 1 person in 67

AB+ 1 person in 29
AB- 1 person in 167

Examples of Blood Use
Automobile Accident
50 units of blood

Heart Surgery
6 units of blood / 6 units of platelets

Organ Transplant
40 units of blood / 30 units of platelets

20 bags of cryoprecipitate
25 units of fresh frozen plasma

Bone Marrow Transplant
120 units of platelets/ 20 units of blood

Burn Victims
20 units of platelets

Facts about blood needs

Every year our nation requires about 5 Crore units of blood.

More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.

Total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.

The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.


Single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood


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