1. ‘Share Blood - Save A Life’ Mission Dr Aniruddha Dharmadhikari
Yuva Shakti Raktadaan Abhiyaan
Shree Sai Baba Heart Institute

2. What if?
Imagine your father has just suffered a heart attack and requires blood transfusion to undergo open-heart surgery

3. What if?
Imagine your little nephew or niece baby was born with a blood disorder and required periodic blood transfusions in order to have a chance at survival.

4. What if?
Imagine your best friend has just met with an accident and requires at least 4-5 blood transfusions to compensate the blood loss

5. Donating blood! ‘YOU’ - The Saviour!
Naturally you'd want to do everything in your power to help.
There is one way you can help. That is by
Donating blood!

6. Historical Aspects People have always been fascinated by blood
Ancient Egyptians bathed in it.
Aristocrats drank it.
Authors & playrights used it as themes.
Modern Humanity transfuses it.

7. Historical aspects
Blood was taken from three young men & given to Pope Innocent VII to cure him.
William Harvey described how blood is circulated throughout the body.
First successful human blood transfusion.
Blood transfunsions banned bcos few people survived

8. Why did success elude experimenters so long ?
Clotting was the principle obstacle to overcome
Braxton Hicks 1869 – Sodium Phosphate as a nontoxic anticoagulant.
Karl Landsteiner 1901 – ABO blood gr. System.
World War II - establishment of blood banks by the American Red Cross in 1947.

9. Did You Know? Blood flows everywhere through the human body
We cannot live without it.
The heart pumps blood to all our body cells.
Red blood cells carry oxygen
White blood cells fight infection
Platelets stop bleeding
Plasma carries nutrition to cells

10. Did You Know?
350ml of blood can save as many as three lives.
Every second, someone in India needs blood.
One out of every three of us will need blood in our life time.
Only 3% of the eligible population donates blood in any given year.
Even with all of today’s technology, there is no substitute for blood.
Someone has to give blood in order for someone to receive blood.

11. Do you know that..
Hospitals predict that the need for blood will increase 5% each year.
Approximately only 4% of the eligible population in India donates blood.
75% of donors donate only ONCE per year
If they donated just two times per year there would never be any shortages.

12. Do you know that..
A 70 kg person has 5 litres of blood in his/her body (70 ml/kg).
A person can donate blood every 90 days (3 months).
Body recovers the Blood very quickly:
Blood plasma volume– within hours
Red Blood Cells – in about 3 weeks
Platelets & White Blood Cells – within minutes

13. Do you know that..
3 out of 10 patients who need blood do not get it because there is not enough supply
Blood from a paid donor is 3 times more likely to have any 4 transmissible diseases such as malaria, syphilis, hepatitis B or C, or AIDS

14. Some Reasons to Donate Blood
Blood is always needed for:
accident victims
cancer patients
blood disorder patients
surgery patients
Pre-mature, pre term babies
and many others…….
1 out of 10 hospital patients needs a blood transfusion
4.5 million Indians lives are saved by blood transfusions each year

15. WHOLE BLOOD Effects: 1 unit of whole blood (350ml) –
↑ Hb by about 0.75 gm/dl.
In pediatric patients, 8ml/kg of W.B. –
↑ Hb by about 1 gm/dl.

16. Our Primary Concern -
Safety of Blood Donor & Blood Recipient (patient) because “Safe Blood” gives life, “Unsafe blood” gives infections
To ensure “Blood Safety”,
Strict “Donor Screening” at the Camp
“Testing” of collected blood to WHO specified standards
Strict “cross-matching” of blood samples to ensure safe transfusion to patient

17. Pre-Donation information
Blood is taken ONLY from Voluntary Donors
Using sterile, disposable blood bags & instruments
Donated Blood is tested and separated into components benefiting 3-4 patients
It is safe to donate every 3 months
It is quick and safe.
It doesn’t hurt.
It saves 3 to 4 lives.

18. Procedure for Voluntary Blood Donation
Pre-Donation:
Donor Screening
Donor Eligibility criteria
Deferral Criteria (Donor Consent Form)
Medical examination
Blood Donation:
Blood donation procedure
Post donation
Rest, advice & refreshment
Donor Certificate, Donor ID card

19. 1. Donor Screening Safe Donor selection involves –
Identification of low risk populations
Donor education and recruitment
Encouraging self deferral based on “Deferral Criteria”
Medical Examination before donation
Voluntary Non-remunerated Repeat Donor (VNRD) is safest

20. 2. Donor Eligibility Criteria
Who can donate?
Age: years
Weight: > 45 kgs
Hemoglobin level: >12 gms/dl
Body temperature not more than 37◦C
Pulse regular, rate between /min
BP between systolic and diastolic
Not taking medicines for HT, DM, IHD
Wt > 45 Kg

21. 3. Deferral Criteria Who CANNOT donate?
Life long
1 year
6 Months
Abnormal bleeding disorder
Heart, Kidney, Liver Disorder
Thyroid disorder
Epilepsy, Mental disorders
Tuberculosis, Leprosy,
Asthma
Cancer
Insulin dependent diabetics
Uncontrolled High BP
Surgery
Typhoid
Dog bite
Unexplained wt loss
Continuous low grade fever
Tattoo or body piercing
Dental extraction
Root canal treatment
Malaria
Vaccination

22. 3. Deferral Criteria… (Donor Consent Form)
Female donors cannot donate blood……
During pregnancy
After delivery for one year
When lactating
During menstrual period and for 7 days therafter
Male donors cannot donate blood……
If cosumed alcohol in the previous 24 hours

23. 4. Medical Examination at camp
Blood test for:
Blood grouping
Hemoglobin
Blood pressure
Pulse
General physical examination

24. Post Donation Advice Drink lots of fluids for next 24 hours
Avoid smoking for one hour & alcohol till after a meal
Don’t use elevator to go up immediately after donation as it will make blood rush to your feet & make you dizzy!
Avoid highly strenuous exercises & games for a day
If you feel dizzy, lie down & put your feet up. You will be alright in mins.
Remove band-aid after 4 hours.
If you have any questions, meet camp doctor or call us at /

25. 6. Testing at Blood Bank 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

26. 7. Blood Products/Components & their uses
Blood collected is screened for TTIs (infections) & IF SAFE, is separated into components & stored for issue
A.) Whole blood
For Exchange Transfusion in Babies
Accident Victims
Complicated Delivery cases
Some specific surgeries

27. 7. Blood Products/Components & their uses
B.) Blood Components
Red Cells: for anemia
Fresh Frozen Plasma: for clotting disorders, burns
Platelets/Platelet rich plasma: for cancer, dengue
Cryoprecipitate: for clotting disorders
Cryo-Poor Plasma: for burns

28. 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

29. Benefits to Donor of blood donation
Health benefits:
Regular donation (2-3 times a year….)
Lowers cholesterol
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

30. Benefits to Donor of blood donation
Research published in 2012 demonstrated that repeated blood donation is effective in reducing
Blood pressure,
Blood glucose,
HbA1c,
Low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein ratio, and
Heart rate.

31. Benefits to Donor of blood donation
The first and foremost advantage of donating blood is the exalted feeling of saving someone's life

32. Reduce the chance of heart diseases
Increase in blood iron level increases the chance of heart disease.
Increases blood iron level favors the process of cholesterol oxidation and thus leads to heart disease. Regular blood donation helps especially males in loosing iron on regular basis.
It helps in reducing the chance of heart attack to one third.

33. Enhance the production of new Red Blood Cells
As the blood is withdrawn from the donors body there is decrease in blood cells.
To replenish it, immediately new cells are produced by marrow and this way blood gets refreshed.
Therefore donating blood helps in stimulating generation of new blood cells.

34. Helps in fighting Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis is a iron overload disorder wherein iron accumulates in the body tissue because or improper iron metabolism.
This condition may lead to organ damage.
People with little iron overload can easily donate blood and reduce their iron content.

35. Burns calories One can diet or remain fit by donating blood regularly.
One pint of blood (350 ml) when donated burns 650 calories in donor’s body.
Blood donation also sheds extra calories and reduces blood cholesterol level.

36. Invigorated feeling in elderly people
It has been mentioned in various sites though not proved that elderly people in good health have reported feeling invigorated or reenergized by giving blood on a regular basis.

37. Basic tests are done
A donor gets a mini health checkup done before donating blood
Hematocrit i.e. Hb level test,
Blood pressure is measured,
Body weight is checked.
After the blood is collected it is tested for 6 major diseases.
Donor is immediately informed if any of these test found to be positive.

38. Reduce Cancer Risk
Homogeneous blood donation is correlated with lower risks of cancers.
According to the Miller-Keystone Blood Center, including liver, lung, colon, stomach and throat cancers.
Risk levels dropped is related to the frequency of blood donation.

39. Disadvantages of blood donation
There are no major disadvantages of donating blood, except that sometimes one may experience a drop in blood pressure due to hypovolemia (a state of reduced blood volume), which may necessitate cancellation of donation.
Sometimes, one may also experience mild nausea or dizziness for a short while.

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

41. Our Motto No One Should Die Without Blood.
No One Should Die Without Blood Donation.

42. Every blood donor is a hero!