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Originally Posted by Nucky
Is there an age restriction on giving blood? I would like to do this once we arrive. It has been some years since I have been involved. It's a wonderful thing that you are doing sir. Bravo.  |
No. No age limit. There are many other restrictions like recent surgery, cancer treatment, travel to certain countries, taking of certain medications, low iron content in blood, tattoos within last year or so, travel to certain South American countries because of Zika Virus, homosexual sex since 1976 or thereabouts (just men though does not ask about women), etc. There is a weight limit too of under a certain number of lbs.
https://www.oneblood.org/about-donat...yes-i-can.stml
I seem to remember 110 lbs as a weight threshold for men and women to donate blood. I cannot find any reference to this on One Blood's site.
Life South also has blood mobiles at places in the Villages.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers - Donor Resources
I see them at the Walmarts here a few times a month.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers - Bloodmobile Locator
Since 2005, I have probably donated at Life South six or seven times here in the Villages and a few times in the Tampa Bay area at another organization's blood mobiles (Florida Blood Services) when I was house-sitting for a pair of retired Maryland realtors.