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| One unit of blood can save three lives- strange, but true | | 
By Balbir Ram
Frankly speaking, neither I am doctor nor associated with medical profession in any way. Till recently, there had been many misconceptions and incomplete knowlege and information regarding blood related subjects. The topic on which I intend to write is totally subject of medical experts and hence every reader may doubt as to what made a non-professional to write on it.Till now, what I had learnt and knew about blood was that it is the red coloured fluid tissue, that incessantly flows through the different parts of our circulatory system. An average human has 5- 6 litres of blood in the body and it comprises of one twelfth of our body weight.
Recently, during a blood donation camp organised by an organisation with the co-operation of Indian Red Cross Society and doctors from government hospital, I got an opportunity to interact with a team of experts of medical field and was really lucky enough to know a lot about what can be called as unknown to common masses and I deem it my moral and social responsibility to share the same.
While telling about many aspects related to blood donation, blood's importance and what medical studies have proved about blood were really interesting as I too was not so much aware of all these imformative things.
As told, medical science has authenticated after practical tests that one unit of blood donated by a donor at one time can save three precious lives. Yes, it seemed strange but further briefs about it cleared all doubts.
Like-after taking blood from a donor, its components are seggregated into three categories-
1.frozen plasma
2.platelets and
3.Red Blood Carpuscles ( RBCs).
The seggregated components under these three categories serve different patients depending upon their condition. As platelets are injected to a person who is bleeding profusely, RBCs are required to be given to a person with less level of homoeglobin and the patients suffering from diseases of liver and plasma are injected plasma only.
Many people do not have exact information or clear concept about who can donate blood, upto what age and how many times one can donate in his or her life time.
As advised by doctors, any healthy person between the age of 18-65 years, with ten(10) grammes level of homeoglobin, a normal pulse rate between 60 to 100 per minute, can donate blood every three years, which if calculated, states that one single individual can donate for 188 times, the fact which is least known to the donors even, leave aside common ones. But it does not mean that every one can donate blood. The Medical Science has barred people suffering from diseases like malaria, jaundice and AIDs from donating blood.
Donating blood is definitely an altruistic noble and noble gesture filling the donor with happiness and contentment.It is an intensely humanitarian act which tides over man made barriers and one of the best ways to express our love and care for our fellow beings. There are two types of donors-
a) Replacement donors - During an emergency, the relatives and friends of an affected individual donate blood, irrespective of blood group, to the blood bank and in turn the bank releases the required group blood for the individual’s need. This is quite common is developing countries and rare in the developed world.
b) Professional donors -These donors exchange their blood for cash or other incentives. They donate blood at frequent intervals and it is very likely that they transmit lethal diseases through the donated blood, hence should be avoided.
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on the 14th of June every year to mark the birth anniversary of Karl Lansteiner, who discovered the blood group system. This day can be marked more effectively if every healthy individual donates his or her blood on this day and be part of the noble cause.
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