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Red cell antibodies. Statistically, these donors are no safer and may be less safe than volunteer donors. Transfusions to blood relatives, including parent to child, may increase immune system impairment and may lead to HLA alloimmunization; this could complicate future transplantation for the child.

You must be in good health at the time you donate. You cannot donate if you have a cold, flu, sore throat, cold sore, stomach bug or any other infection. If you have recently had a tattoo or body piercing you cannot donate for 6 months from the date of the procedure.

NEVER TRANSFUSE A WOMAN WITH HER HUSBAND'S BLOOD.

While donated blood is free, there are significant costs associated with collecting, testing, preparing components, labeling, storing and shipping blood; recruiting and educating donors; and quality assurance.

One of the best (and easiest) ways to stay well during and after your donation is to do muscle tensing exercises. They'll increase your blood pressure almost immediately, which will help you avoid feeling faint. Do these exercises before the needle goes in or comes out, and before getting up from the donation chair.

But on the contrary, blood transfusion between close relatives may lead to life-threatening complications and the risk is one in a thousand," says Dr C Shivaram, chief, transfusion services, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore.

Family members or friends can donate blood specifically for one another if the recipient's and donor's blood types and Rh factors are compatible.

Is parents' blood more compatible with their children? Due to the complexity of the ABO blood group genetics, parents may actually not be ABO compatible with their children. Therefore, even if parents donate, the blood components collected may not be suitable for their child's transfusions.