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KNOW YOUR BLOOD
Infographic courtesy:
Dubai Healthcare City (2014)
2014 theme for World Blood Donor Day is ‘Safe blood for saving mothers’
Blood facts
Why become a blood donor?
10 pints - blood in the
x3
body of an average adult
4 major blood groups
A single blood donation can
help save the lives of up to 3 people
Conditions that require blood
Blood lost
during surgeries,
childbirth or trauma
Management of blood-related
disorders like leukemia,
thalassemia and hemophilia
A, B, AB and O
Blood donation
Blood group is genetically
determined
Group O is the universal donor
Group AB is the universal receiver
Blood donation facts
10-12 minutes - typical length
of the actual blood donation
A healthy donor may donate every
-
The Rhesus (Rh) factor
in a blood group refers to a
specific protein found on
the surface of red blood
cells which can be present
(+) or absent (–)
1 pint, roughly – quantity of a
single blood donation
Donated blood is tested for HIV,
hepatitis B and C, syphilis and
other infectious diseases
120 days, which is also the
length of the blood renewal cycle
The Dubai Blood Donation Center
(DBDC) is the only blood supplier
in the emirate
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Red Cross & World Health Organization (WHO)