[{"ArticleGuidelineID":null,"ArticleName":null,"ArticleIndexValue":null,"ArticleGuideLineDetail":"\u003cp\u003eYou must weigh at least 7 stone 12 lbs (50kg) (regardless of height) before you can give blood.\u0026nbsp; If you are female and under 20 years old then we will need to check your blood volume.\u0026nbsp; Please call us on 0300 123 23 23 to see whether you can donate\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is because this is the safest weight/body mass to enable approx half a litre of blood to be suddenly taken away.\u0026nbsp; Anyone under this weight regardless of height would have a problem adjusting quickly enough and could pass out and possibly hurt themselves further if they fell.\u0026nbsp; Not everybody would react the same way but in the interests of all it is sensible to err on the side of caution.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eUpper weight limit\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere is no medical reason for an upper weight limit.\u0026nbsp; However, our donation\u0026nbsp;chairs are designed to be able to take a weight of up to 25 stones (350 pounds or 158 Kg), therefore\u0026nbsp;we would unfortunately, not be able to take a donation safely from anyone over that weight.\u0026nbsp; Present guidelines that are in place to safeguard donors wellbeing means that donors must donate on the donation chair\u0026nbsp;only and not by any other means.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","Url":null,"ErrorMessage":null}]