Global Blood Donors WWW.GLOBALBLOODDONORS.COM

BLOOD FACT According to WHO every day, almost 800 woman die from causes related to complications of pregnancy and severe bleeding is the single biggest cause of these deaths The donated blood can be used ONLY for 35-42 days. Hence, there is a constant need of replenish stocks in our blood banks.

BLOOD FACT According to WHO , road traffic injuries caused an estimated 1.24 million (12,40,000) deaths worldwide in 2010 with maximum deaths due to shortage of the blood. It can take up to 50 blood donors to help one car crash victim

BLOOD Blood flows everywhere through the human body. We cannot live without it. The heart pumps blood to all our body cells, supplying them with oxygen and food. Blood also carries proteins and cell fragments called platelets that let blood clot where there has been an injury.

BLOOD FACT A kidney transplant patient, on average, will need one to two units of red blood cells to get through surgery. A heart transplant patient, on average, will need four to six units of red blood cells.

BLOOD FACT A newborn open-heart surgery, on average, will need one to four units of red blood cells, one to two units of plasma, and one to four units of platelets. Every single drop matters. 3 teaspoons of blood can save a baby’s life

BLOOD FACT O A B AB Who can give you blood? People with TYPE O blood are called Universal Donors, because they can give blood to any blood type. People with TYPE AB blood are called Universal Recipients, because they can receive any blood type. Rh +  Can receive + or - Rh -  Can only receive - Universal Donor A B O AB Universal Recipient

BLOOD TYPE Not everyone has the same blood type! Blood type refers to features of the person’s red blood cells. There are hundreds of these different features.

Genetics of Blood Types Your blood type is established before you are BORN, by specific GENES inherited from your parents. You inherit one gene from your MOTHER and one from your FATHER. These genes determine your blood type by causing proteins called AGGLUTINOGENS to exist on the surface of all of your red blood cells.

How common is your blood type? 46.1% 38.8% 11.1% 3.9%

Microscopic Views Bird Blood Fish Blood Horse Blood Cat Blood Dog Blood Fish Blood Frog Blood Snake Blood Microscopic Views Human Blood Horse Blood

Someone has to give blood in order for someone to receive blood. Did You Know? 450ml of blood can save as many as three lives. Every fraction of a second, someone in world needs blood. One out of every three of us will need blood in our life time. Even with all of today’s technology, there is NO SUBSTITUTE OF BLOOD. Someone has to give blood in order for someone to receive blood.

2. Donor Eligibility Criteria Wt > 45 Kg Who can donate? Age: 18 - 60 years Weight : > 45 kgs Hemoglobin level: >12 gms/dl for men and 12.5 gms/dl for women In good health

6. Testing at Blood Bank for Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs) Blood collected at the BDC is screened using highest quality screening tests for 6 TTIs HIV 1 HIV 2 Hepatitis B Hepatitis C VDRL (syphilis) Malaria

What can YOU do? Make Blood Donation a HABIT Donate regularly – every 3 months to commemorate special days like birthdays, anniversaries …. Motivate others to donate Refer your friends and relatives

Benefits to Donor of blood donation Health benefits: Regular donation (2-3 times a year….) Lowers cholesterol Lowers lipid levels Decreases incidence of heart attacks, strokes Donor is also eligible to receive one FREE unit of blood if needed for Self Spouse/ Child/ Parents, and Even friends

Volunteer’s role Most people who have never donated have never been asked. Posters don’t recruit donors…people do

3 Ways You Can Help… Check the download section of our website. Register as a blood donor on our website: www.globalblooddonors.com Share official Global Blood Donors YouTube video with your friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b21dpbFZkNY

www.globalblooddonors.com There is a database of registered blood donors on this website which you can use to find out the list of potential blood donors in your city. BUT FOR MAINTAINING A DATABASE WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO REGISTER AS A BLOOD DONORS

How this website works? Logon to www.globalblooddonors.com Register yourself as a blood donors by providing details such as Blood group, Name, email address, city, contact number etc. If somebody needs the blood in the emergency he can make a search by entering the blood group and location to find out the list of the donors.

How this website works? We understand the fact that lot of girls want to be a part of this noble cause. Hence the data shown to the blood recipient will be in the ENCRYPTED form. Nobody will be able to see the actual name, email address and gender. For ex:- Name:- Ro*** Ka******* Email :- ro**********03@gmail.com Phone Number:- +91-98765678987

Thank You… Our Team Please visit: www.globalblooddonors.com Robin Kankerwal(Founder) Prachi Tanwar( Co-Founder) E-mail : info@globalblooddonors.com Please visit: www.globalblooddonors.com

Thank You… Join our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/GlobalBloodDonors Follow us on Twitter at: @GlobalBloodDonors Subscribe our YouTube channel: Find us on LinkedIn: Global Blood Donors

Thank You… JUST REMEMBER THAT YOUR ONE STEP CAN SAVE SOMEONE’S SISTER, BROTHER, SON MOTHER OR FATHER’S LIFE. Don’t forget to share official Global Blood Donors YouTube video with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b21dpbFZkNY