How many of you have donated blood at least once?

Yes I agree with sheetal kamble they are the rarest groups that persons must be careful and must have the data of their group in their city.

I never donated blood. I had no opportunities as during my young age, there were neither facilities nor any drive for blood donation. Now I am too old.

Gulshan ji at the time of your younger age I think people got feared of giving blood to others.

I searched and got this link. Go through it to know about the time gap of blood donation
http://www.mayoclinic.org/donate-blood-rst/faqs.html

So,Once in every month Blood can be donated.

i also know it now only ;)

As in the article it tells that after every 8 days,blood can be donated. Didn't got its technical terms.

That was for donating only the platelets and not the whole blood.
By the way, those who have donated blood, I just wanted to know something. In the article it was written that one should have a good meal and plenty of fluids before donating blood. What about after donating blood? once somebody told me that after donating blood, one should take some extra diet regularly for few days. Did you take special diet after donating blood?

What is platelets?

Blood constitute of WBC,RBC,platelets,serum. So platelet is a vital part of blood .Disease like Dengue is related to platelets . In Dengue the platelet counts get decreased and one has to donated platelets.There is a machine from which they separate platelets from blood of the donor and is given to the person suffering from dengue. :)

Yes i donate blood.it is also good for our health too .We must give once ina month.

Rarest blood group is AB-ve then comes B-ve and O-ve and lastly A-ve. are the rare blood groups.
Only 1% of population has AB-ve blood group hence it is the most rarely found blood group.

I have a doubt.
Even if AB- is rarest, they can receive blood from A-, B- and O- . Isn't it? Am I right??
If so, even if they are rarest, they get the benefits of Universal receiver.

Both A- and B- can receive blood from O-. Isn't it? So, they also have some benefits.

But O- can receive blood from O- only.

If so, which group will get less benefits, while considering this factor also? :whistle:
Sheetal can you tell me please :)

Yes you are right Sandhya. Blood group 0-ve has less benefit than AB -ve, A-ve and B-ve blood groups.
But AB-ve is rarest blood group which means very less people would have AB-ve blood group. But AB-ve has more benefits as compared to other -ve blood groups.

I haven't donate blood and i don't think i will ever do. I am sorry,i can't do it.

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

I think u shld donate the blood at least once as O+ve can be useful to anyone..If u are free from disease and with appropriate weight u can do it..try it once...

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Oh that means you never gone to any blood donation camp.Our company always have a blood donation camp( rotary club) and motivate more people to donate it every year. :)

I haven't donate blood and i don't think i will ever do. I am sorry,i can't do it.

Why are you thinking so?Have you any fear?

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Just wanted to add that even though people with O blood group are called universal donor, The real Universal donor are people with O- blood groups for they can donate to person of any blood groups while the people with O+ blood groups can donate only to people with O+, AB+, A+ and B+ groups.

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Just wanted to add that even though people with O blood group are called universal donor, The real Universal donor are people with O- blood groups for they can donate to person of any blood groups while the people with O+ blood groups can donate only to people with O+, AB+, A+ and B+ groups.

Can O- people donate blood to positive groups? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

I learnt in school that......it does not harm for the first time when positive group people is given negative blood group and vice versa . But the real problem occurs when second time blood is donated.
i.e. When blood is donated, they produce corresponding antibodies that time will surely harm the second time blood is donated.
I think positive groups produce negative antibodies and negative groups produce positive antibodies which will react second time, when any of the blood group is donated...... i.e. When both type of antibodies are present in our body, it will fight against the antibodies next time. Sheetal, am I right? :dry: Am quoting it from my memory. Just add missing factors please

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Just wanted to add that even though people with O blood group are called universal donor, The real Universal donor are people with O- blood groups for they can donate to person of any blood groups while the people with O+ blood groups can donate only to people with O+, AB+, A+ and B+ groups.

Jabeen nice explanation by you.

i am afraid of syringes and blood, never see injured peoples.
:( :( :( :( :(

I don't like to see people suffering,but when it comes to donation of blood,my foot don't move to go for donation.

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Just wanted to add that even though people with O blood group are called universal donor, The real Universal donor are people with O- blood groups for they can donate to person of any blood groups while the people with O+ blood groups can donate only to people with O+, AB+, A+ and B+ groups.

Can O- people donate blood to positive groups? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

I learnt in school that......it does not harm for the first time when positive group people is given negative blood group and vice versa . But the real problem occurs when second time blood is donated.
i.e. When blood is donated, they produce corresponding antibodies that time will surely harm the second time blood is donated.
I think positive groups produce negative antibodies and negative groups produce positive antibodies which will react second time, when any of the blood group is donated...... i.e. When both type of antibodies are present in our body, it will fight against the antibodies next time. Sheetal, am I right? :dry: Am quoting it from my memory. Just add missing factors please

As far as I know, yeah problem arises if the negative blood group donates to positive blood group people and vice versa. And I think it is all the time including the first time.However, blood group O- is a special kind of blood group which is acceptable to all. Actually I also came to know it from an article that one of my friends had forwarded to me. How right it is can only be confirmed by some one of medical background.

My Bloodgroup is A positive.

Still I never donated blood.I never got an opportunity. I like to do so. But I have little fear of it.

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Just wanted to add that even though people with O blood group are called universal donor, The real Universal donor are people with O- blood groups for they can donate to person of any blood groups while the people with O+ blood groups can donate only to people with O+, AB+, A+ and B+ groups.

Can O- people donate blood to positive groups? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

I learnt in school that......it does not harm for the first time when positive group people is given negative blood group and vice versa . But the real problem occurs when second time blood is donated.
i.e. When blood is donated, they produce corresponding antibodies that time will surely harm the second time blood is donated.
I think positive groups produce negative antibodies and negative groups produce positive antibodies which will react second time, when any of the blood group is donated...... i.e. When both type of antibodies are present in our body, it will fight against the antibodies next time. Sheetal, am I right? :dry: Am quoting it from my memory. Just add missing factors please

Yes sandhya you are right somewhat.. O-ve can donate blood to all the blood groups but can receive blood only from O-ve donor and thats y people with O -ve blood group are called as universal donor. Since O blood group do not have antibodies and antigens against A or B . Hence they can donate blood to any blood groups. I hope your doubt is clear now. By the way ur memory is good...U still remember correct things.

Lot of information on blood groups.. I am universal donor(O+) but never got chance to donate... :P :)

Just wanted to add that even though people with O blood group are called universal donor, The real Universal donor are people with O- blood groups for they can donate to person of any blood groups while the people with O+ blood groups can donate only to people with O+, AB+, A+ and B+ groups.

Can O- people donate blood to positive groups? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

I learnt in school that......it does not harm for the first time when positive group people is given negative blood group and vice versa . But the real problem occurs when second time blood is donated.
i.e. When blood is donated, they produce corresponding antibodies that time will surely harm the second time blood is donated.
I think positive groups produce negative antibodies and negative groups produce positive antibodies which will react second time, when any of the blood group is donated...... i.e. When both type of antibodies are present in our body, it will fight against the antibodies next time. Sheetal, am I right? :dry: Am quoting it from my memory. Just add missing factors please

Yes sandhya you are right somewhat.. O-ve can donate blood to all the blood groups but can receive blood only from O-ve donor and thats y people with O -ve blood group are called as universal donor. Since O blood group do not have antibodies and antigens against A or B . Hence they can donate blood to any blood groups. I hope your doubt is clear now. By the way ur memory is good...U still remember correct things.

Sheetal could you also please explain about what sandhya had said that there is no problem when negative blood group is donate to the positive blood group people for the first time and vice versa and that the problem arise when it is donated for the second time. Actually, I read somewhere that problems can arise from the first time itself.