About Blood App in , Mumbai

Facts about blood needs

Every year our nation requires about 5 Crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 80 Lakh units of blood are available.
The gift of blood is the gift of life. There is no substitute for human blood.
Every two seconds someone needs blood.
More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.
The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood
Facts about the blood supply

Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from generous donors.
Type O-negative blood (red cells) can be transfused to patients of all blood types. It is always in great demand and often in short supply.
Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is also usually in short supply.

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