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5th March 2016, 04:56 PM
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Blood Donation Day in India
When blood donation day is celebrated in India ? tell about the blood use and frequency of blood type ?
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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 |