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Can one donate blood if one’s body weight is less than 45 kg?

April 26, 2017blood body donate kg weight

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Can one donate blood if one’s body weight is less than 45 kg?

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Not desirable. But in extreme emergency, a margial difference in weight to the tune of 1 to 2 kg is not harmful, so long as body weight x 8ml is above or equal to the volume of donation.