Giving Blood

Originally Posted by chakraist

Out of interest, what the hell are blood products? Sounds like some sort of franchise scheme.

Plasma, platelet, immunoglobulin, red cells etc. Various components or products derived from whole blood used to treat specific conditions.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000201/

I quite fancy having a go at platelet donation, they hook you up to this funky machine which extracts some blood, removes the bits they need and then pumps rest back into you, how cool is that !

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by sarah

Don't they have their own separate blood service like Wales does?

Yes they do.

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by tricky

Plasma, platelet, immunoglobulin, red cells etc. Various components or products derived from whole blood used to treat specific conditions.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000201/

I quite fancy having a go at platelet donation, they hook you up to this funky machine which extracts some blood, removes the bits they need and then pumps rest back into you, how cool is that !

It also takes a whole lot longer than blood donation and can only be done at certain centres. Great if you can do this, but be aware of the downsides.

[SoulKiss]

Would do, but they dont want mine.

Have given in the past tho

Originally Posted by Gazza77

It also takes a whole lot longer than blood donation and can only be done at certain centres. Great if you can do this, but be aware of the downsides.

They do platelet donation at my local centre, I've read all the info, just have to wait until I'm ok to donate again.

Originally Posted by northwind

I'm not allowed... TBH I can't help but think that some of the disqualification criteria are a bit daft, if we really are as drastically short on blood as we're told why are we disqualifying people who've received recent transfusions for instance? I can understand the concern over older blood stocks, but mine was just 2 years ago and so would have been donated under current rules- so there's no more chance of my own blood being a CJD risk than there is with the blood currently in stock. But under current rules, they'll never take my blood again.

I'm banned for that reason too. I'm also a vegetarian which makes it all the more amusing

I can't.. tattoo's.

I'm all for the idea of giving blood, and have done it lots in the past (I got badges and stuff to prove it). I also enjoyed the biscuits.

I think theres a fine line to be drawn though in the way the operation is ran our centres (not sure about yours) between:

• Doing good for the community and potentially saving a life or two and getting that warm fuzzy "helping out feeling"
  
  and
• taking 3 hours off work to sit in a cold hall and read cr*ppy magazines about decorating your home whilst being herded like numbered cattle.

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by Welsh_Wizard

I can't.. tattoo's.

? Whats the ruling on that then? Its 20 years since I got at tattoo, but longer since I gave blood, I remember the bit about not taking asprins etc 48 hours prior, but thats about it

Originally Posted by ooger

I'm all for the idea of giving blood, and have done it lots in the past (I got badges and stuff to prove it). I also enjoyed the biscuits.

I think theres a fine line to be drawn though in the way the operation is ran our centres (not sure about yours) between:

• Doing good for the community and potentially saving a life or two and getting that warm fuzzy "helping out feeling"
  
  and
• taking 3 hours off work to sit in a cold hall and read cr*ppy magazines about decorating your home whilst being herded like numbered cattle.