The reason why donating blood makes you a hero

On this list we bring you some curiosity about how blood is donated, the data gathered on this issue, and the importance that everyone should understand to join this human initiative.

Why is giving blood a real gift?
Often, when we go to donate blood, we do not understand our favor to others but also to ourselves. Our blood is precious, more than we can imagine. If no one donated their own blood, hospitals would be forced to take it from private institutions, places that sell it at high prices. Blood - giving means mass savings (the blood purchased in case of need, purchased from our taxes), besides the main, is a wonderful thing that we do for others.

A bag of blood can save more than one life
In each bag of donated blood, there are 450 miles [450 m] of blood, which are not little if we can consider the fact that about five and a half quarts [5.6 L] are in our body. One bag is almost one tenth of all our blood. That means that, if a person has lost blood, for various reasons, or is not capable of producing it, he may only need half the bag. It also means that with just one bag of our blood, we can save more than one human life.

Blood Donations Still Insufficient
As for blood donations, they are still insufficient for both our country and most of the world. This means that despite the publicity done to donate, contributors are still few. So if you can, if you have the right age and are healthy, give it away!

Blood can't be done in the lab.
Unfortunately, blood cannot be created in the laboratory, but it can only be collected by donors. No “magical” device has yet been created, which can produce it. Cells and substances containing blood are unproductive outside the human body. So if blood donors disappeared, all in need would be destined to stop living.

Even dogs can donate blood
During the past few years, there have been many societies that invite pet owners to become blood donors. If the dog is healthy and weighs more than 25 kilos [25 kg], and is not old, it is likely to be taken to authorized veterinary centers. Blood bags are collected in case they are needed for other dogs. Even this type of blood is very important to donate, especially because dog blood groups are numerous and therefore are always lacking in a group.

The most popular type of blood is the type “0”
Type “0” of blood is the most wanted. In our blood we can have two types of antigens, A and B, or both at once. But not one of them. Meanwhile, the blood type “0” has no antigen in the blood cell membrane. So he can be suitable for any blood type needs.

Blood Gift Controls Us
Our blood is always controlled before each transfusion, right after we give it away. This is because without knowledge, we may suffer from infectious diseases, even serious diseases like HIV. Consequently, we may also risk patients who receive donated blood. The results of these tests are offered to us from the hospital where we made the donation, and that means that by donating blood we can be fully and consistently aware of our health without making any expenses.

Theoretically we can bleed every two months
In theory, the donation can be much more frequent, because the blood we have <x0 Miss” with the donation is much faster to regenerate. That means we can donate in a few weeks from the last donation. However, this is a theoretical limit, for in reality each human body is unique in its own kind and each requires special oversight of the case we have discussed.