Gives Blood Saves Lives

The Mobile Blood Bank is at West Mall, Bukit Batok.

I went to the library in the late afternoon and saw lots of people waiting to donate blood. A friendly volunteer asked if I want to donate.

After pausing for a short while, I decided to donate my blood.

After registration and filling up a questionaire, my blood pressure and haemoglobin were checked. Then I was given an anaesthetic jab which numbed the area around my elbow. A bigger needle was then inserted into my vein to draw my blood. It was painless when the bigger needle was introduced. Soon I saw my blood flowing into the special plastic bag. The colour of the blood was dark red or brown instead of the bright red we saw on the tv programmes. In about 10 or 15 minutes, a total of 450ml of my blood was drawn and my donation was over.

I was ushered to a corner to rest and have some light refreshment.

I am glad I have done a good deed today.

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