WHERE TO DONATE BLOOD PROFESSIONAL
During the appointment, donors will complete a brief health questionnaire with a Mayo Clinic health care professional to make sure blood donation is safe for both the donor and the recipient of the blood.īefore donation, a parent or guardian must review and sign the following form to allow an eligible 16-year-old to donate: Donors must have the consent of a parent or guardian and weigh at least 110 pounds (about 50 kilograms). In Minnesota, eligible 16-year-olds can donate blood. To donate blood, you must be at least 16 or 17 years old, depending on the law in your state. By starting to give when you are young and donating throughout your life, you may save thousands of lives. The Blood Donor Program welcomes regular and repeat healthy donors so that it has a steady blood supply for people in need. At the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, you may be able to give a double red cell donation every 168 days. Double red cell donors may donate as often as every 112 days in the United States.Platelet donors may donate as often as every eight days, and up to 24 times in a 12-month period in the United States.Plasma donors may donate as often as every 28 days in the United States.Talk with donor center staff about specific requirements. At the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, for example, you can donate whole blood every 84 days. This donation frequency can vary among blood donation sites. The minimum donation frequency for whole blood donation in the United States is every 56 days.Apheresis blood donation (double red cells, platelets, plasma) takes about 1 1/2-2 hours.Īt Mayo Clinic donor centers, you'll have access to wireless internet, a television and movies during the donation process.Whole blood donation takes about 45-60 minutes.Blood donation frequently asked questions How long does it take to donate blood?
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