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Blood donation is a process where a healthy person voluntarily has blood drawn for use in transfusions or for separation into different blood products to be used for medical purposes.
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Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation - Responsible for blood supply and transfusion services in the Netherlands. Provides information on blood supply in health care, blood donation, blood fractionation and the supply of products. In Dutch and English. Wikipedia: Blood Donation - Encyclopedia article on the different types of donation, screening, the donation process, blood storage, benefits and incentives. American Red Cross: Blood Donation - Provides information on donation, the uses to which blood is put, hosting a blood drive and volunteering. Australian Red Cross Blood Service - Provides information on blood, becoming a donor, getting involved, news and events. UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services: Professional Guidelines - Includes information on selecting donors, on preparing, testing and storing blood and tissue products and on the clinical use of blood. Irish Blood Transfusion Service - Provides information on becoming a donor, where and when to give blood, clinical services and information on blood and blood products. Donating Blood and Platelets - FAQs for blood donors, including information on how various medicines and diseases affect the ability to donate. From the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. UCLA Blood and Platelet Center - Provides information for blood donors including self-screening, promotions, apheresis donations and making appointments. AABB - International non-profit association representing individuals and institutions involved in the field of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. Includes facts about donating and receiving blood, where to donate, meetings and publications. NHS Choices: Blood Donation - Provides a short video and details of how the procedure is performed and why blood products are needed. Canadian Blood Services - Provides information on becoming a donor, the different types of donation, how to get involved and things donors should know. In English and French. OneBlood - Information on the basics of blood donation, including donor eligibility, where to donate, and how to prepare for giving blood. MedlinePlus: Blood Transfusion and Donation - Provides information on blood donation, the blood donation process, and blood transfusion. Information offered in 13 different languages.
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