The journey of a blood donation

Have you ever wondered what happens to a donation once you have given it? Here’s what happens to a whole blood donation when it leaves one of our blood donation venues.
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[@jennifercampbell-klomps5549]

My husband is in hospital at present and has been receiving 6 hourly red blood cells and platelets transfusion. I’m eternally humbled and grateful to all donors who probably are not aware that they are saving the lives of 3 people just by filling a blood bag! This video is short and easy to understand. Most grateful.

[@pnrz]

I really like the way the NHS have worked hard to show donors where their blood goes. The text messages informing you which hospital your blood has gone to really humanizes it (excuse the pun!). I'm an O neg, Kell neg, CMV neg and rr blood donor. Last year I got a text saying my blood had been delivered to St Georges in London. Exactly two weeks later my daughter fell out of a tree and had to go to St Georges for plastic surgery on her leg. When I realised my blood was potentially still in the building, or even more unbelievably being given to my daughter, it really bought it home very quickly. My only gripe is that there isn't a platelet donating station in the South East outside Tooting. Seems a shame to be missing out on the donations of such a large congestion of the population.

[@labradormcgraw]

Yeah, right.

[@pnrz]

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[@shuhelahmed1]

I am donated blood in Lincoln My blood group o+. And blood donation centre people are very friendly

[@TTko4KKmo]

Just had my 28th donation this afternoon. A+ which is kinda boring. So common.

[@krogdog]

I’m A+ too. You should consider donating platelets rather than whole blood. Our blood type is one of the best kinds for platelets along with B+, O+, AB+ and AB-

[@noonegirl]

New blood donator here having given recently ☺️

[@johnhull837]

The difficult bit is finding the next appointment.

[@chewlezhe5505]

Hi, can I share this to my social media to promote blood donation campaign? This is so informative and wanna share it to public. 😇

[@Invisiongamer]

What happens with the blood that I've given if I started to feel faint and the nurse stopped taking blood and it's not full 450ml?

[@stevendavies8190]

Hi,,what's full blood donation I'm o- and on my app it says full blood ,ta

[@mrcarlbaz1]

How much donated blood is sold then exported?

[@rustyshakelford1279]

If your blood is problem free, what is the likelihood it gets used? I’ve heard only a small percentage of donations are actually given to patients.

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

The answer is logical; it depends entirely on needs and requirements of patients. The most commonly occurring blood group types will obviously be held in larger stocks but are needed more often and are used more frequently, whilst rarer types such as B negative have much smaller stocks and are often used for patients immediately.

[@BennyBringerOfChaos]

Late here, but whole blood donation is also used in testing with live saving research so it will likely go towards that if not in medical emergencies/procedures.

[@God-has-entered-into-my-body]

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[@farahhani28]

me :3

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