World Record Academy
 World Record registration
 Book of World Records
 World Record Certificate
 Testimonials
 RSS  
 
     World Record List
 Amazing Feats world records
 Arts world records
 Biggest world records
 Business world records
 Children world records
 Christmas world records 
 Collections world records
 Entertainement world records
 Fishing world records
 Food world records
 Drinks world records
 Games world records
 Hobbies world records
 Human Body world records
 Internet world records
 Mass Participation
 Modern Society
 Nature world records
 New Year world records
 Science world records
 Smallest world records
 Sports world records
 Stunts world records
 Strength world records
 Technology world records
 Thanksgiving world records
 Travel world records 
 Transport world records
 Youngest world records
 Wedding world records
 
 Terms of Use
  Privacy
  Sitemap
 
 



  Saturday, January 30, 2010

 Most whole blood donations - world record set by Phil Baird

 CESSNOCK, Australia -- Phil Baird, 75, donated blood for the 231st time at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service Donormobile on Christmas Eve - setting the new world record for the Most whole blood donations.

   Photo: Life saver- Phil Baird, giving his 231st whole blood donation. (enlarge photo)
   
   
Mr. Baird made his first blood donation at 19 years old when he enlisted with the National Service, and was named Cessnock City Citizen of the Year in 2009.

   
“I have been told that I have donated more blood than is in the whole human body." ...You certainly have done, Phil. Your cumulative donation of 103.96 litres is about 21 times the 5 litres of blood in an adult.

   “This world record for the Most whole blood donations is something I am very proud of. “I am not a hero or anything like that – it would just be so good if more people gave blood, because supplies are always low and blood is so badly needed.”

  
  Since 1954, Phil Baird, 75, has given 450mls of blood every 12 weeks – an astonishing 103,950mls of his much-needed O-positive blood. On Christmas Eve, Mr Baird gave his world record-breaking gift to Cessnock Blood Bank – his 231st blood donation.

 
 The previous Guinness world record for the Most whole blood donations was Robert Hall from New Zealand, who has made 177 donations.

  
 Mr Baird recalled his first donation, when he was doing his National Service as an infantryman at Ingleburn in Sydney. “A corporal lined us all up and told us we would all be giving blood – that was it,” he said. “There really was not very much to it."

   
Mr. Baird made his 228th whole blood donation in April last year, believed to be a world record at the time, but this effort not able to be accepted by Guinness World Records because the (wrong) system employed was to include all types of blood donors under the banner of just “Blood Donations”.

   After Mr. Baird explained the difference between whole blood donations and apheresis (plasma and platelet removal), Guinness World Records has created a new category for “Whole Blood Donations”. “Over a considerable period of time I explained to Guinness World Records that there were two major differences in blood donations,” Mr. Baird said.

   “One is apheresis, which is when a small amount of blood is taken from the donor and processed through a machine that extracts valuable plasma and platelets. The blood is then transferred back into the body of the donor.

   “Because there is only minimal blood loss, an aphaeresis donor can donate every two weeks if they wish, as there is no fear of anaemia.

    “The other type of blood donor is a whole blood donor, who gives 450mls of blood each time they donate. Consequently a whole blood donor can only donate once every twelve or thirteen weeks (approximately four times a year). If they donated more frequently they could suffer from anaemia.”

   Subscribe to our RSS feed to receive updates.


   Related world records
Modern Society world records

  Biggest support for charity-Justin Timberlake sets world record

  Biggest individual supporter of schools-world record set by Husnu M. Ozyegin


   Saturday, January 30, 2010

Bookmark and Share  
    [World Record Certificate

 

 


    
          Largest Cup of Hot Chocolate-New York     

    
   Biggest support for charity-Justin Timberlake

    
       
Longest Consecutive Massage Treatments

    
              Highest Cabinet Meeting - Nepal