Give blood - without expecting anything in return
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everytime before kena draining of blood, they poke u with a neddle and drop a tiny bit of blood into a container(liquid) and see it sank down like a sinking ship....Originally posted by Wanda:For what reason will they reject one as a donor? Is there any mininum requirement on weight or blood pressure before one can donate (e.g. some women tend to have low bp - what if donate liao feel more faint
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lots of reasons to reject...maybe u can go down to bloodbank and pick up an application form to know more.
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Hopefully, they're rejecting you on grounds other than 'lifestyle habits'!
Cuz that means that the applicant probably leads a 'promiscuous life', indiscriminately having multiple sex partners and all that!
Seriously though, there are health conditions where the applicant is not advised to donate blood, eg. if one's anaemic (low Hb, ie. haemoglobin / red blood cells count). Also, if you're on certain kinds of medication.
Anyways, the questions asked of you before blood donation helps to screen the candidates. -
Hmm....then maybe I dun qualify....have tendency to have low bp.Originally posted by Rhonda:Hopefully, they're rejecting you on grounds other than 'lifestyle habits'!
Cuz that means that the applicant probably leads a 'promiscuous life', indiscriminately having multiple sex partners and all that!
Seriously though, there are health conditions where the applicant is not advised to donate blood, eg. if one's anaemic (low Hb, ie. haemoglobin / red blood cells count). Also, if you're on certain kinds of medication.
Anyways, the questions asked of you before blood donation helps to screen the candidates.
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Low BP.. not good..
i wonder.. coz nothing happens at all when i give blood -
But of course! You have NO IDEA the work and resources that go into preparing a bag of blood and/or blood products for use!Originally posted by mach10:
the blood bank take our blood for free, but patients who need blood has to buy it at $500 per 500ml... Not fair to them...
After collecting the bags of blood, it has to be processed. Depending on the blood bank's stock and level of need, the blood will either be processed into bags of Whole Blood or blood products like platelets, plasma, etc.
Different types of blood products have different storage / usage protocol. They have to be stored at a stipulated temperature in cold storage. When needed, special thawing / warming methods have to be used. And for certain blood products, special drip sets have to be utilised too.
There's equipment, trained personnel, time, energy, storage facilities, processing facilities, etc involved every step of the way. Before a blood donation drive, there's the rental of space area for the drive, transporting of personnel and medical equipment to and from the place, the ads in the newspapers and TV, the posters, wages, etc.
Adopt a macro view, and you'll start to realise why there's a charge for that pint of precious blood. -
Yeah, then you definitely don't qualify.Originally posted by Wanda:Hmm....then maybe I dun qualify....have tendency to have low bp. 
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How much ml of blood do they draw each time?
This guy told me he must donate regularly or else he'll get sick...dunno if he's pulling a fast one. -
Erm... can't remember.Originally posted by Wanda:How much ml of blood do they draw each time?
This guy told me he must donate regularly or else he'll get sick...dunno if he's pulling a fast one. Sorry. 
Perhaps, can look it up on their website?
He's pulling a fast one! There is a medical condition where the body produces 'too much blood', but then, the blood won't be good for donation. -
i think a pint
wonder what happened to that blood where the whole medical centre donated.. after a night of extreme boozing -
They mix the boozy blood with anti-hangover medicine, stir, and pour into the bank vault.Originally posted by the Bear:i think a pint
wonder what happened to that blood where the whole medical centre donated.. after a night of extreme boozing