www.lifeblood.in | The Online Voluntary Blood Donor's Portal of Thiruvananthapuram

Who can donate blood

If you are healthy and between the age group of 18-60 years.
If your weight is 45 kgs or more.
If your haemoglobin is 12.5 gm% minimum.
If your last blood donation date is more than 3 months for male & 4 months for female.
If you have not suffered from malaria, typhoid or other transmissible disease in the recent past.

Who can't donate blood

If you had cold / fever in the past 1 week.
If you were under treatment with antibiotics or any other medication.
If you have cardiac problems, hypertension, epilepsy, diabetes (on insulin therapy), history of cancer,chronic kidney or liver disease, bleeding tendencies, venereal disease etc.
If you had a major surgery in the last 6 months period.
If you had vaccination in the last 24 hours.
If you had a miscarriage in last 6 months or have been pregnant / lactating in the last one year.
If you are having heavy menstrual flow or menstrual cramps and before the completion of 10 days from the start of menstrual date.
If you had fainting attacks during last donation.
If you had shared a needle to inject drugs/ have history of drug addiction.
If you had sexual relations with different partners or with a high risk individual or you have been tested positive for antibodies to HIV.

Why to Donate Blood

Blood transfusions save lives.
There's no substitute for human blood.
Every three seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion.
About 60 percent of the population are eligible to donate blood, yet less than five percent do.
Fulfills your desire to "give back" to the community.

Before Blood Donation

Have a good meal at least 3 hours before donating blood.
Have a good sleep atleast for 8 hours in the previous night.
Avoid smoking on the day before donating. You may smoke 3 hours after donation.
Don't take aspirin, or products containing aspirin, for at least 72 hours before donating blood.
Don't consume alcohol within 48 hours before donation.

After Blood Donation

Accept the snacks and refreshments offered to you after the donation. You are recommended to have a good meal later.
You can resume your normal activities after donating blood, though you are asked to refrain from exercise or heavy weight lifting for atleast twelve hours after donation.
Avoid lifting, pushing or picking up heavy objects for at least four or five hours after giving blood.
Drink lots of fluids for the next 48 hours.
If you choose to consume alcohol, you may do so in the next day.