Some facts about Blood Donation   

• Any person above 18 years of age and over 45 Kg. in weight can donate blood once in three months.
• A normal adult has five to six liters of blood in his/her body of which only 300ml is used during blood donation.
• This blood is replaced by your body within 24 to 48 hours!
• No special diet, rest or medicine is required after blood donation.
• The donor should not have taken any medicine in the last 48 hours.
• The donor should not have contacted jaundice in the previous three years.
• Every donor is given a medical checkup prior to donation to see if he/she is medically fit and doesn't suffer from anemia, high blood pressure etc.
• The donor cannot contract AIDS or any other disease by donationg blood.