How many people does a man have the power to save in his lifetime? James Harrison is a man who alone has saved the lives of 2 million children. Actually so.

She has saved the lives of so many children by donating her own blood and blood components plasma voluntarily and for free.

That's why this Australian citizen has written his name in Guinness World Records.

According to Wikipedia, 61-year-old Mr. Harrison donated blood 1,163 times on May 11. This was his last blood donation as there is an age limit for blood donation in Australia.

At just 14 years old, 13 liters of blood was needed for emergency surgery. Harrison. He got blood on the journey and survived.

He started donating blood regularly from the age of 18.

It is possible to save a person with blood. That is why it is called the greatest and selfless gift in the world.

Why is it necessary to give blood?

For those injured in an accident, suffering from cancer or any other complex disease, blood transfusion is required for the treatment of various diseases like surgery or childbirth or thalassemia.

However, the number of blood donors is still negligible compared to the population in Bangladesh.

According to statistics, there is a demand of eight to nine lakh bags of blood in the country every year but blood collection is six to six and a half lakh bags. There is a deficit of more than three lakh bags.

In addition, only 30 percent of the collected blood comes from voluntary blood donors.

Most people still rely on professional blood donors for blood unless they have family members or acquaintances.

Every year many patients face life crisis due to lack of blood.

It takes only 10 to 12 minutes to donate one bag of blood. It is possible to save one's life if one wants in this short time.

Who can donate blood?

Sir Salimullah Medical College University Head of the Department of Hematology. According to Sirajul Islam, physically healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 are able to donate blood.

In this case, men should weigh at least 48 kg and women at least 45 kg.

In addition, at the time of blood donation, the temperature of the blood donor should be below 99.5 Fahrenheit and the pulse rate should be between 80 to 90 and the blood pressure should be normal.

Blood hemoglobin needs to be 15 grams per deciliter for men and 14 grams for women.

Blood donors must be free of viral diseases, respiratory diseases and skin diseases.

Blood can usually be given every 90 days, that is, every three months.

Normally a healthy adult has 4 to 6 liters of blood in his body. 450 ml of blood is given each time.

For this reason, there is absolutely no risk of harm if blood is given.

After giving blood, it takes at least one to one and a half months for the level of red blood cells to return to normal, he said. Sirajul Islam.

He said that while donating blood, the body loses 250-300 mg of iron as well as blood, so he suggested eating more iron and protein rich foods to compensate for the loss.

Who can give blood to whom?

There are 6 types of blood groups: AB positive, AB negative, A positive, A negative, B positive, B negative, and O positive, O negative.

Find out who can give blood to whom?

Benefits of donating blood:

Talking to different blood banks in the country, it is known that there are some benefits of giving regular blood. These are:

1. It is possible to save a person's life.

2. Regular blood donors have a lower risk of developing cancer.

3. Giving blood three times a year increases the rate of formation of new red blood cells in the body. It keeps the bone marrow active. Rapid anemia is met.

4. Cholesterol levels in the blood are reduced, which helps control blood pressure. As a result, the risk of heart disease and heart attack is greatly reduced.

5. The calories consumed by blood play an important role in weight loss and blood pressure control.

6. Whether there is any major disease in the body like Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C, Jaundice, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV or AIDS is known free of cost.

7. Increases immunity.

8. If the blood donor ever needs his own blood, the blood banks give him priority.

In case of emergency, look for blood in the nearby blood banks.

According to the World Health Organization, 92 million people worldwide donate blood each year. However, in the developed world, the rate of voluntary blood donation is 40 per thousand, but in the developing world it is less than 4 per thousand. The goal of the World Health Organization is to ensure 100% supply of blood through voluntary blood donation by 2020.

To this end, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 every year. The day is mainly celebrated to evaluate and recognize the donations of those who donate blood voluntarily and free of cost to save lives as well as to encourage the common people to donate blood.

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