Few of us are not very happy with the fact that donating blood is a very secure process. Various myths and lack of awareness among the people who contribute to the lack of willingness to donate blood. Here we will discuss some common reasons for donating blood is a very safe procedure.
Few Points Regarding Blood Donation:
- 25% of all peoples from worldwide require blood at least once in their lifetime.
- Females receive about 53% and males receive about 47% of blood transfusion.
- Only 38% of the total population in the Globe are eligible for donating blood.
- Each year more than 4.5 million Americans and Canadians need blood transfusion.
- If all blood donors donate blood thrice in a year, then blood shortages would be a rare event.
- The need of blood comes at an interval of every 2 seconds.
- Out of total registered voters, 94% are blood donors.
- Everyday more than 38,000 blood donations are needed.
- A single victim of a car accident would require about 100 units of blood.
- About 17% of non-donors have never thought of donating.
- Only 5% of donors who are eligible donate blood nationwide.
- Around 43,000 pints of blood is used everyday.
- 1 in every 7 patients entering the hospital needs blood.
- If only one more % of Americans start donating blood then blood scarcity would disappear soon.
- Sickle cell disease affects more than 80,000 people in the US, out of which 98% are of African descent.
- Transfusion number increases by 9% each year.
- About 15% of non-donors do not donate because they cannot take out time from their busy life.
- Most of the 1,00,000 cancer patients need blood on a daily basis during their treatment.
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