If one requires blood, what should they do Call the blood bank and find out whether the required group is available. It is very important that a requisition from the medical officer of the hospital should be given to the blood bank before the blood is issued. What is blood matching The donor blood is matched with the patient's blood to determine compatibility. Approximately one hour is required to do the cross matching of blood. Is there anything called fresh blood Blood collected within 2 days is considered fresh blood.
Some blood banks insist for donors for their own selfish reasons.
There is no charge for the blood. However a nominal charge is being collected to compensate the processing charges spent by the blood bank.