Type of Blood Donors

Posted by VUsolutions Blood Donors Bank | Posted in | Posted on 12:42


Blood Donors Fall Roughly Into Five Categories
1.VOLUNTARY UNPAID DONORS
Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donors are persons who give blood, plasma or other blood components of their own free will and in return do not ask for blood or receive payment for it, either in form of cash or in kind which could be considered a substitute for money, including time off work other than reasonably needed for the donation and travel.
2. REPLACEMENT DONORS
Replacement Blood Donor is a member of the family or a friend of the patient who donates blood in replacement of blood needed for the particular patient without involvement of any monetary or other benefits from any source.
3. AUTOLOGOUS DONORS
Autologous Donors are people with rare blood groups or specific illnesses who donate their own blood for their own use.
4. PHARESIS DONORS
In this type of blood donation, donor only donates components of blood.
5. PAID DONORS
Donors who receive payments for their blood. They are unsafe donors and their blood may contain viruses.

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