Giving blood, step by step
About 40 minutes, including 8 to 10 minutes of collection. The whole journey is medically supervised, in our centres and at mobile blood drives.
Giving blood is also a way to look after your own health.
Blood donation is a voluntary, anonymous and generous act that brings donors essential benefits.
Priority & free access
Priority and free access to blood products for the donor, their spouse, their parents and their children under 18.
A free health check
Medical questionnaire, vital signs (blood pressure, haemoglobin level) and a consultation at every donation. Every bag is tested: ABO/Rhesus blood group, HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis.
Stimulating the body
Donating stimulates the bone marrow to produce new blood cells and promotes cell renewal.
Moral & civic satisfaction
The feeling of making a concrete gesture of solidarity and citizenship.
Four steps, about 40 minutes
From reception to snack, every step is supervised by a qualified health worker, with sterile single-use equipment.
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Reception & registration
~ 5 minutes — When you arrive at the fixed site or mobile drive, our team welcomes and registers you; your details are checked and you fill in a medical questionnaire.
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The medical interview
~ 10 minutes — Vital signs (weight, haemoglobin level, blood pressure), then a strictly confidential talk with a doctor or a qualified health worker.
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The collection
8 to 10 minutes — Once declared fit, you are settled comfortably in a donation chair, with maximum safety.
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Snack & rest
15 minutes (mandatory) — An essential break so your body can recover, with a free snack, followed by the transport allowance.
A snack, a mandatory rest and a transport allowance.
New donors, fixed sites: 1,000 F
Regular donors: 2,000 F
New and returning donors, mobile sites: 1,000 F
Mandatory rest: 15 minutes
"I love giving blood because I feel I am helping people. I feel useful: I give a precious gift to people in need, I save lives."