Who Can Donate Blood?
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Ensuring the safety of both the donor and the recipient is our top priority. Please review our standard eligibility criteria before scheduling your lifesaving donation.
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The Basic Checklist
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To donate blood, you must meet these three fundamental requirements.
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Age Limit
You must be between 18 and 65 years of age to safely donate blood. Ensure you carry age proof.
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Healthy Weight
You must weigh at least 45 kg (110 lbs). This ensures your body can safely handle the blood volume drawn.
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General Health
You must be in good general health, feeling well on the donation day, and free from cold, flu, or fever.
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Medical Deferrals
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Sometimes, you may not be able to donate temporarily to protect your health. In specific cases, the restriction is permanent.
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Wait to Donate If...
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- Cold, Flu, or Fever: Wait until recovered and symptom-free. āĻā§āĻŦāϰ, āϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
- Tattoos & Piercings: Wait 6 to 12 months after receiving a tattoo or piercing. āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻĒāĻā§āώ⧠ā§Ŧ āĻĨā§āĻ⧠⧧⧍ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
- Pregnancy: Wait 6 months after giving birth. Cannot donate while breastfeeding. āĻāϰā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āϰ ā§Ŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āϤāύā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϞ⧠āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
- Dental Work: Wait 24 hours after a minor procedure, or longer for surgery. āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϞ⧠⧍ā§Ē āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
- Antibiotics: Wait until you have finished your prescribed antibiotic course. āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āϧā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻā§āϰā§āϏ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Do Not Donate If...
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- You have ever tested positive for HIV/AIDS. āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻŋ (HIV) āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻĄāϏ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- You have ever had Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻšā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻšā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- You have a serious heart condition or history of heart attack. āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻšā§āĻĻāϰā§āĻ (āĻšāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž) āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- You have suffered from certain types of cancers (leukemia, lymphoma). āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĄ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- You have a bleeding condition or blood clotting disorder (e.g., Hemophilia). āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϰā§āĻ (āϝā§āĻŽāύ: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
How to Prepare for Donation
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- Hydrate: Drink plenty of water before your appointment. āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāϞ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- Eat Well: Have a healthy meal. Do not donate on an empty stomach. āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāύ⧠āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
- Rest Up: Ensure you get a good night's sleep (7-8 hours). āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻ āύā§āϤāϤ ā§-ā§Ž āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
- Bring ID: Bring a valid, government-issued photo ID. āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏā§āύāĨ¤
Post-Donation Care
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- Rest Immediately: Relax for 10-15 minutes immediately after donating. āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤā§āĻŋāĻā§āĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻ āύā§āϤāϤ ā§§ā§Ļ-ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§ā§āĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
- Rehydrate: Drink plenty of fluids over the next 24 hours. āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠⧍ā§Ē āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāϞ, āĻĢāϞā§āϰ āϰāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āϤāϰāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
- Nutritious Diet: Eat iron-rich foods to quickly replenish your body. āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāϰāύ-āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ (āϝā§āĻŽāύ: āĻļāĻžāĻāϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ, āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏ) āĻāĻžāύāĨ¤
- Avoid Heavy Activity: Do not lift heavy objects or do strenuous exercise for the rest of the day. āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāύ āϤā§āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤
Meet the requirements?
āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ?
Your single donation can save up to 3 lives. Register today!
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