 righthand says: In Ireland and I think the UK, we give blood for free. Christmas is a good time to give. Give blood before Christmas. can anybody tell the reason plz?? It turns out that within hours of leaving the body, levels of nitric oxide in the blood begin to drop, until, by the time donated blood expires after 42 days, the gas is almost nonexistent. "The reality is that we are giving blood that cannot deliver oxygen properly," says Stamler, lead author of the study. "Many patients who are getting blood are being put at increased risk." Righthand, we mostly donate blood for free here as well, I have never been paid, and have donated often. I am a "universal donor" (O-) so have always felt it was my duty to do so, lol, as if that was the reason for my being that blood type, even if I hate needles. Just after 9/11, so many people were donating, they had stopped accepting, for the reason of your clip, they had more than could be used in the time before it would expire. Sometimes I stay away from the blood banks at the spike times such as holidays, but I have many friends who work at hospitals or who are medics, they keep me informed. Righty Use to give blood and platelets often. Can no longer do because of BP medicine; but encourage my children and others to do so, the gift of LIFE. interesting article, but not everyone gets sick and as someone who was saved by a blood transfusion, thank you to all that give blood, you save lives. I'm in Canada and people give blood for free here. Righthand, we mostly donate blood for free here as well, I have never been paid, and have donated often. I am a "universal donor" (O-) so have always felt it was my duty to do so, lol, as if that was the reason for my being that blood type, even if I hate needles.Good for you Sahara and thank you for the information. I'd the impression that some/many/most received money for donating blood. Most of our Irish haemophiliacs that died was from infected blood imported from the US Inquiry begins into contaminated bloodBBC Sep '99 An inquiry has opened in Dublin into how haemophiliacs w... Not only is it the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood that is needed. Blood can be separated into products that are used to save lives... Platelets and clotting factors for hemophiliacs, cancer patients, and cases of severe liver disease... Plasma for burn victims... "Glue" for surgical procedures... Neutrophils for cancer patients whose immune system has been wiped out... And we're working on other uses for blood. So, even if they're old and without the ability to carry oxygen, we can still do some pretty neat things with blood. |
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