My Experience As A Blood Donator

I've always wanted to donate blood, but it just so happen that whenever I was near a blood donation booth, I was either having stressed out or need to study for exam, the excuses go on and on. It is embarrassing to admit that my first time donating blood
I was supposed to donate blood for my sister .My sister had medical emergency the other day. She needed blood. This time I passed the screening and I was able to donate blood for her.The hospital was requesting that the blood consumed by the patient be replenished, regardless of blood type.
Here are the steps of the blood donation:
Step 1: Interview Data Sheet
At the hospital's Blood Center, I were asked to fill out a Blood Donor Interview Data Sheet. Many of the questions pertained to health status and medical family history.
Step 2: Health interview & brief physical examination
Nurses took my respective blood pressure, weight, temperature and pulse. Then a doctor interviewed me based on the info sheet I submitted.
When the doctor found out that I just finished my period, he told me that it was best to wait for another week before donating blood. I was a eligible for blood donation at that time.. A small amount of blood was extracted from me to test hemoglobin level to ensure that he was eligible to donate. After a few minutes, I can donate blood.
Step 3: Blood donation
I was sit down on a reclining chair. The medical technician initially inserted a sterile needle into my right arm but had some difficulty locating the proper vein. I found out that it's harder to draw blood on some people. The medical technician was able to draw blood on my left arm. It took around 10 minutes to collect one pint of blood. After the draw was complete, the needle was gently removed and my arm bandaged. I rested for a few minutes.I learned that for every 'bag' of blood used by the patient, the hospital requires three 'bags' of blood in exchange, regardless of blood type. The blood are stored in this special blood bank refrigerator. My sister is doing much better now.