Blood Donations Blood donation involves collecting blood from a donor so it can be used to treat someone else. Blood donations are an essential part of the healthcare system. If we did not have volunteers giving blood, many medical procedures we take for granted could not take place. Doctors and surgeons rely on blood donations to carry out life-saving and life-enhancing treatments every day. How is the blood used? red blood cells – used to treat some types of anaemia and replace blood lost as the result of an accident. platelets – used to treat problems with bone marrow, such as leukaemia and people with blood clotting disorders. plasma – used to treat conditions where abnormal clotting causes bleeding, such as liver disease, and where large volumes of blood have been lost. Donated blood may also be used to improve the quality of life of people with a terminal illness. Although most people are able to give blood, only about 4% of the population donate regularly. In England, around 8,000 blood transfusions are carried out every day, so there's a need for blood donations. As blood can only be safely stored for a relatively short time, hospital blood stocks need to be continuously refreshed. Red blood cells can only be stored for 35 days and platelets (the part of the blood that helps prevent excessive bleeding) can only be stored for seven days. In particular, blood donations are needed from black and Asian people because the current levels of black and Asian donors are very low. Certain ethnic groups often require certain blood types, so having donations from a wide range of ethnic groups is a more effective way of meeting the potential demand for blood. I have recently had a cough, can I still give blood? No, unfortunately not, as any viral infection can affect the blood, and this could lead to worse damage to the patient. religious beliefs? All major religions in the UK support the principles of blood and organ donation. They also agree these types of donation should always be a matter of personal choice, and that no one should ever be pressured into making a donation.
What about the risks you might have. Like you eat before and the HIV because the may not have changed the needle etc
Doctors always do serious checks and investigations before donation/transfusion, there is almost a 0% chance of any long-term side effects.
The people working there always ask you questions. Also, they ask about your sexual relationship. They use new needles exept if you go in a none legit place i mean that would be stupid to use used needles. Anyways, finaly, they test your blood later on to see if your blood is good for donation, if not they'll send you a notice saying you have aids Every years, theres a group of docs that come for our blood... Such of vampires, I never donated and my friends explained me what I've just explaned to you. -The end
I've always wanted to donate blood, but I never could. Now I'm pretty sure I need to wait a couple years before I can even consider it again.
I've donated once in my life, and I wish I could again, but I have a new piercing every year or so, so therefore I can't donate. ? No matter how much I wish I could.
I kinda didnt want it to be too long, and there is a lot of specifications on that, so If they are confused or interested they can look it up on many many websites
Something about fresh piercings and tattoos taint your bloodstream. I know for tattoos you have to wait 2 years before you can donate.
I get new ones every 6 months to a year. Any new piercings or tattoos you're not allowed to donate until after a year.
The waiting period depends on where you live, I'm pretty sure the waiting period in Canada for donating after a tattoo or piercing is only I think 6 months? But great idea for a thread! It's a scary thought and I still get nervous beforehand when I go but it really is painless, doesn't take very long... Plus, you're saving up to three lives with each donation, and free cookies!
Also, the waiting period between each donation must also depend on where you live because for me its only eight weeks between donations for men, and a bit longer for women. You must eat beforehand (obviously, you're losing blood fairly quickly), and the questionnaire that you fill out asks some fairly in depth questions about your travel history (there are restrictions on donating if you've just come back from mainly tropical countries, for instance).
Meh. Id love to donate blood but ive only been able to do so once. I'm anemic and after that quick checkup thing, they look at me like I'd die if they took any blood.