People are the only source of blood. Much of today's medical care depends on a steady supply of blood provided by healthy donors. The gift of blood is the gift of life. It is very important to complete the blood donor forms honestly. People who should not donate need to identified before the blood is taken.
All information given by the donor is treated confidentially.
There is no risk of getting AIDS or any other disease from giving blood. A brand new needle is used for each blood donation. Once it is used, the needle is destroyed. Volunteers now provide virtually all of the Nation's blood supply. This represents a huge increase in volunteer donations over the past 10 years.