Muscat: The Central Blood Bank in Bausher has reported that there has been a sharp decline in most blood types, especially negative groups.
The Blood Blood urged people to provide blood and its components to those in need.
The blood groups in shortage are AB (negative), B(negative), A (negative), O(negative), AB (positive), B (positive), A (positive), and O (positive).
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“Generally, blood banks face difficulty in providing negative blood types. If your blood type is negative, do not delay your bid, and remember that some are in dire need of your blood donation, the central blood bank said.
Allaying any fears about blood donation, the central bank said that around 450 ml of blood is collected from the donor, which represents a small proportion of the blood in a person’s body (approximately less than 10% of the donor’s blood volume).
“As the average adult has about 5 liters of blood. The blood donation process takes about half an hour, but the actual blood donations take five to 15 minutes.
As per the initial requirements, the donor must be between 18 and 65 years old, weight should not be less than 50 kg.
The blood pressure should also be in the normal range, it added.
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