Steps to Giving Blood

1. Can you give blood? Learn about the requirements to becoming a donor.
2. Find a location to give blood
3. Who does your blood help?
4. Further questions

Can you give blood?

Donating blood is safe and easy. To become a blood donor, firstly you need to meet some requirements:

Some illnesses or activities can affect whether or not you can give blood safely. Here are some general guidelines, and for any further information please call 13 14 95.

Find a location to give blood

Southbank Blood Centre
Cnr Kavanagh and Balston Streets, Southbank, 3006

Contact Phone: 13 14 95

Accessible by:
Public Transport Tram No 55 (underneath Kings Way Bridge)

Mobile Schedule:

For mobile blood collection points, go to

http://www.donateblood.com.au/donor-search-results.aspx?region=Victoria

Please call:
13 14 95 to make an appointment or register online.

Who does your blood help?

	Thanks, 1350 times It takes 1350 blood donations a year to keep Michelle out of a wheelchair. The young engineering student from Victoria, suffers a rare disease, which was diagnosed a couple of years ago. Click here to read this story...
	Blood donors helped mend Hugh’s heart Hugh was only four months old when his parents learned he would need open heart surgery. Hugh was born with the rare condition of double outlet right ventricle conus and ventricular septum defects. Click here to read this story...
	Blood donors give blood brothers the gift of life Generosity keeps people alive. Floyd, Rory and Callan Taylor are living proof thanks to blood and plasma donors across Australia. Click here to read this story...
	Blood donors save my life every month Since Braydon was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder at 3 months of age, he has received over 150 units of donated blood. Click here to read this story...
	Pretty in Pink For Tracey, seeing her daughter Eva celebrate her second birthday was a gift in itself. Eva had a very shaky start to her life. She was born five weeks premature with a rare disorder known as a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) causing significant medical complications. Click here to read this story...
	Life-saving blood transfusion Jacqui was seven when diagnosed with a brain tumour (cerebellar pilocystic astrocytoma) at the base of her cerebellum. Click here to read this story...
	Nineteen people saved my life Leona thought she knew what to expect from the birth of her son Harrison. After all this was to be her third child. While Leona was prepared for the birth, she was not prepared for the unexpected complications that arose during an Click here to read this story...

Your questions answered about giving blood

• Who can give blood?
• How should I prepare before giving blood?
• What are the benefits of giving blood?
• What happens when you give blood?
• What will affect whether I can give blood or not?
• You can now register on-line to give blood - Click here!

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