After the medical evaluation, the donor tech takes you to the donor room and performs the blood collection. The actual blood donation only lastsbetween four and eight minutes. This is to ensure your safety and well-being after the donation. After giving a pint of blood, you should not perform any strenuous activity. Your body will need some time to replenish itself.
Most people have no real problems after donating.
However, you should report any problem to the blood center. We will record any problems so that we can monitor you in the future for any other problems. The blood you donate, one pint of whole blood, is sent to the Components area of the blood center. In Components, the blood is processed into its different components. In addition, samples are taken from the unit and sent to the Laboratory for testing .