Ziqitza Healthcare -  Blood Donor Day - Donate Blood and Save Life
                     Ziqitza Healthcare -  Blood Donor Day - Donate 
Blood and Save Life
You might not realize it, but by donating blood, you’re 
essentially giving the gift of life to someone in need in 
your community. Blood donations are constantly needed 
to ensure that there’s an ample fresh supply on hand to 
provide for those who need blood transfusions because of 
illness or injury.
Imagine if you or one of your family members needed 
blood in an emergency and it just wasn’t available? Taking 
an hour out of your busy schedule to donate at our 
upcoming blood drive can protect our community’s blood 
supply and help save the life of someone in our 
community.
The aim is to raise global awareness of the need for safe 
blood and blood products for transfusion and of the critical 
contribution voluntary, unpaid donors make to national 
health systems. The day also provides an opportunity to call 
to action to governments and national health authorities to 
provide adequate resources and put into place systems and 
infrastructures to increase the collection of blood from 
voluntary, non-remunerated blood donors. Safe blood and 
blood products and their transfusion are critical aspects of 
care and public health. They save millions of lives, improve 
the health and quality of many patients every day. The need 
for blood is universal, but access to blood for all those who 
need it is not. Blood shortages are particularly acute in 
developing countries.
Through the covid-19 pandemic, the Blood Banks across the 
globe need the help of blood donors including blood drives to 
meet the needs of patient care. This year’s slogan, “Give blood 
and keep the world beating,” aims to raise awareness during a 
time of crisis, reaching out to all eligible donors to contribute 
towards maintaining supplies of safe blood.
One Pint Can Go a Long Way
ZHL Rajasthan wants to create awareness that when you donate a 
pint of blood, you could be helping more than one patient. A pint 
of blood can produce two or three of the following transfusable 
products:
     Red Cells
     Platelets
     Plasma
     Cryoprecipitate
Depending upon the type of donation process, a donor can either 
donate whole blood, which contains all four components or 
donate only a specific component through a process known as 
apheresis. A single apheresis platelet donation provides one 
transfusion dose, which otherwise would have needed to be 
extracted from five individual whole blood donations.
 Types of Donation
There are many ways you can make a difference and save lives. 
Ziqitza Rajasthan helps you identify and understand types of 
donations.
Whole Blood
Whole blood is the most common type of donation.
·   Blood from one donation can be divided into two         
components: red blood cells and plasma.
·  The average adult has about 10 pints of blood, but a typical 
whole-blood donation is only 1 pint.
·  Red blood cells have a short shelf life. They only last for 6 
weeks (42 days).
·   Donating whole blood takes only about 10-15 minutes.
· You can donate whole blood every 56 days—and we 
encourage you to donate as often as possible.
Platelets
·         Platelets are small, disc-shaped cells that aid in blood 
clotting.
·         They are donated most often to cancer patients, organ 
recipients, and those undergoing heart surgeries.
·  Patients who need platelets often require multiple tranfusions. 
That's why it's so important to donate as often as you can.
·     Platelets do not last long. They have a shelf life of just 5 days.
·  Those who have A, A-negative, B, B-negative, AB or AB-
negative blood types are strongly encouraged to donate 
platelets.
·   Donors are connected to a machine that separates platelets 
and some plasma from the blood and returns the red cells (and 
most of the plasma) back to the donor.
Plasma
·   Plasma is the light yellow liquid in your blood that makes up 
50% of total blood volume. It contains proteins that help 
control bleeding and fight infections.
·     It's used to treat various types of bleeding disorders. It's 
also given to patients who have suffered major traumatic 
injuries.
·     Plasma can be frozen for up to a year.
·         If you have type AB blood, you are a universal plasma 
donor.
·     People who have blood types AB, AB-negative, A, A-
negative, B or B-negative also are ideal donors for platelets.
·   Donors are connected to a machine that separates out 
plasma and returns red cells to the body.
·   Plasma donation takes about 40 minutes.
·    You may donate plasma every 28 days.
Double Red Cells
On the occasion of its 6th and 7th anniversary, Ziqitza 
Healthcare 108 ambulance service every year tries to 
organize a blood donation camp in its premises to 
commemorate the completion of a glorious journey. The 
camp was organized across 30 districts of Odisha, in which 
over 1200 units of blood were collected. The employees and 
crew members of Ziqitza donated blood for a great cause. 
There have been many instances where the Ambulance 
driver or EMT who had dropped the patient has donated 
blood and saved the patient’s life. We at Ziqitza Limited 
understand donating blood is a great way to give back to 
your community and potentially save a life by only giving up 
an hour of your time.