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| Topic Started: Mar 26 2015, 08:03 PM (821 Views) | |
| Harly | Mar 26 2015, 08:03 PM Post #1 |
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So, there was a blood drive at my school today, and I donated a pint of blood! Speaking to the people there, I also learned that it is something that I can do fairly regularly, with two months between each donation (I'll be able to do it twice more before I leave for Chile). Blood is always in need, and donating even once can save as many as three lives. Furthermore, while roughly 38% of Americans are eligible to donate blood, only about 10% ever do, even though 41,000 are needed per day. Have any of you ever donated blood? Do any of you do it regularly? |
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| Nikki | Mar 26 2015, 08:15 PM Post #2 |
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I do, though I wouldn't be honest if I didn't tell my main motivation is free lunch...
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| Miva | Mar 26 2015, 09:12 PM Post #3 |
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Free lunch? We only get tea and a biscuit here. I tried to donate 3 times: the 1st time my arm tensed as the needle went in and it bruised a bit, they had to stop. The 2nd time I gave successfully and the 3rd time I was feeling a little weak before I went in, so I didn't go through with it. I do want to give again, but I dunno excuse excuse excuse I guess. We're only meant to give every 6 month here. |
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| Sagie | Mar 26 2015, 09:13 PM Post #4 |
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Don't you guys have some strange laws about who can and can't give? I was listening to an NPR report...something to do with food I think. |
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| Miva | Mar 26 2015, 09:25 PM Post #5 |
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Ermmm I dunno. You have to fill in a questionnaire when you go in and it asks you if you're a man who has slept with a man without using a condom, or if your a woman that's slept with a man whose ever slept with a man without using a condom. They also ask about if you've been abroad and such. I'm not sure what happens if you answer those with a yes though. I'm not sure what you mean about food though. Maybe there's some new rules, it was many years ago that I went in.
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| Sagie | Mar 26 2015, 09:47 PM Post #6 |
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Ah, it's US law:
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| cipher | Mar 27 2015, 02:29 AM Post #7 |
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I've never donated blood before, what is the process like? |
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| Harly | Mar 27 2015, 02:35 AM Post #8 |
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Basically, they ID'd me, made me take a survey to ensure that I wasn't at high risk of any infectious diseases or complications, check your iron levels, and then you get brought to the chair, they rub some iodine on your arm and stuff, hook you up to the machine, and you stay like that for anywhere from 10 minutes to an 1 hour+ until they have a bag with a pint of your blood. I had a very slow rate of flow, so I was waiting for at least an hour, but one girl I spoke with had such a fast rate that she was done in less than 10 minutes, so it varies a lot. Actually getting poked wasn't at all worse than getting your blood drawn normally, or maybe getting a shot. As long as they don't have the needle against the vein wall or anything like that, it doesn't hurt at all for more than a second. You should do it if you get the chance, Cipher. :) It wasn't very hard at all, and I swear that needles aren't that bad. |
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| Artisan | Mar 27 2015, 03:30 AM Post #9 |
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Tea and a biscuit? We get a sticker. ._. I donated blood during a school blood drive before. |
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| TK | Mar 27 2015, 06:06 AM Post #10 |
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I donated blood once in high school for bonus points but while the blood started going, it suddenly stopped at needle entry point was scabbing over. The nurse kept the needle in my arm but moved it around under the skin which was painful so I opted out and haven't done it since. :/ |
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| Nikki | Mar 27 2015, 08:47 AM Post #11 |
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One hour? That's a lot of time! Do they make you open and close your fist so that blood will go out quicker? They alawys make us do it that way, and it's over in 5-10 minuts. I have never seen anyone take more than 15 min. How much blood do they take? 500 mL is the measure we have. @Alias: A sticker? We get free sandwiches, sweets, juice, water, and a tiny present.
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| Silva | Mar 27 2015, 12:22 PM Post #12 |
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Hah, I often have acupuncture and also have sinus problems near constantly in my daily life (possibly due to allergies or possibly some kind of chronic cold that never goes away), so I suppose I would not be able to give blood. It's a shame, too. The concept of saving up to three lives in a single donation is VERY appealing indeed. |
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| Harly | Mar 27 2015, 07:49 PM Post #13 |
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I donated a pint, which is just under 500 mL, and yes, I did do the hand squeezing thing. It didn't help much, and I had an incredibly slow rate of blood flow the entire time. Also, we got half a pint of ice cream for it, but I signed up before I was aware of that. |
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| cipher | Mar 27 2015, 08:03 PM Post #14 |
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So the exchange rate for blood to ice cream is 2:1. |
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| Harly | Mar 27 2015, 08:09 PM Post #15 |
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Yes. All of the posters said "Give a pint, get half a pint." :P |
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