Blood
With the poor girl in Thailand needing a blood transfusion, wouldn't it be a good idea if everyone's driving licence had their blood group on it? Should also be included on the licence is willingness or not to donate your organs in the event of an accident
with either a yes or no answer
(instead of a card stuck in your purse). I would definitely say yes to my organs being used and
would be really annoyed if my relatives argued with me or went against my wishes. My OH understands this and has no problem with it. Said it would be spreading me around a bit
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I do know my blood group ... but only because I gave 1 pint (it was a pint then) primarily to find out
. However I believe that they can now test blood so quickly that they do not now trust whatever you tell them anyway (whether as donor or recipient).I thought that driving licence applications DID ask you if you wanted to be an organ donor?? (mine is still an old style green one, so havn't seen an application form for a very long time).
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Obviously anyone who has given blood will know their blood group, I'm common old O. Margaret on the otherhand has a less common group. I think the problem now is that we both take so many medications between us no one would want our blood.
David
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I think I only managed to donate about ten times. The Blood Transfusion Service used to run sessions where we worked and we were allowed time to give blood. For some reason this was no longer possible and we just got out of the habit. I should have been
more committed.David
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The code 118 on your driving licence shows you are on the organ donor register.
Many years ago, whilst undergoing a blood test, I asked what blood group I am in order to have it available should I be involved in an accident.
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.... The Blood Transfusion Service used to run sessions where we worked and we were allowed time to give blood.
For some reason this was no longer possible and ..As so often is the case, apparently they did the same where I worked ..... they don't like to pay you for lying down for half an hour.
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.... The Blood Transfusion Service used to run sessions where we worked and we were allowed time to give blood.
For some reason this was no longer possible and ..As so often is the case, apparently they did the same where I worked ..... they don't like to pay you for lying down for half an hour.
Same here, they used to take the blood in within the building, so time absent was the minimum. I regret to say I haven't kept it up precisely because it isn't so conveinent these days.
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I used to give blood and plasma regularly in Sheffield when I was younger because I am A- but when I tried to resume donating after a long break I was refused.I had had a blood transfusion in the late nineties when a minor op went badly wrong and now I
am apparently unsuitable for donation.I found this puzzling and slightly alarming-CJD risk was stated as the reason by the staff at the Centre! What do you make of that?0 -
Many years ago my Mum contracted hepatitis after receiving an infected post op blood transfusion. She became seriously ill but made a full recovery so all checks on blood donors are important. My dad always gave blood but my Mum would not have been able
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I'm suprised at the amount of people that don't know their blood group, I was told mine when I was pregnant the first time and both of the boys had their blood groups marked on their tags after birth, we are all the very common O pos, other half is A rhesus
neg but if he is to receive blood he must be given A pos he carries a card to that effect. OH gives blood as often as he can, there is a mobile unit every month in our city with appointments all day/evening he usually books his next appointment as he's just
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.... he usually books his next appointment as he's just finished giving.
So do I, but unreasonably they won't always be there on my rest days
That's unfortunate, isn't there the facility to give blood at a near by hospital, I ask as the main hospital in our area has that facility 3 days a week, they do have the main blood bank there though so not sure if that's the same in other places.
PS told OH you are same blood group, he's 2 donations behind you so not got the gold badge yet
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....PS told OH you are same blood group, he's 2 donations behind you so not got the gold badge yet
You made me look on line ...... I've given more than I thought. 61 so far
Now your just bragging
Oh has given 48 times that count and 1 that didn't (in Italy while on holiday) they gave him a packet
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Now your just bragging
Oh has given 48 times that count and 1 that didn't (in Italy while on holiday) they gave him a packet
of Spagetti as thanks for the donationIf we're counting donations that don't count
..... I gave a pint in Mombassa to help a young girl suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia
.... It was done above board under Royal Navy conditions. I got a can of beer.0 -
They change the criteria for giving blood fairly regularly and I though only a recent blood transfusion was a bar. They told me recently I had given 10 pints - sheesh - they have got that wrong - only 10 pints in Market Rasen - they have lost me off the
system in all the other places I have donated! Sadly last time they decided I wasn't suitable but I want to appeal against that - as my doctor agrees there is no reason not to - and many reasons to keep on doing it. For one thing it helps guard against having
a stroke. There used to be an age limit but there isn't now. Well worth looking into it as it is a worthwhile thing to do and you never know when someone close to you or you might need a donation.0 -
Now your just bragging
Oh has given 48 times that count and 1 that didn't (in Italy while on holiday) they gave him a packet of Spagetti as thanks for the donationIf we're counting donations that don't count
..... I gave a pint in Mombassa to help a young girl suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia .... It was done above board under Royal Navy conditions. I got a can of beer.... OH says a can of beer would have gone down nicely with the spagetti
I forgot about the times he donated while serving in Germany they got paid for each donations in those days, once we were on our way to the Rhine Army summer show when there was an annoucement on the BFBS radio that there had been a bad accident and could all donors in the area please go and give blood, so we had a wee diversion to the show.0 -
. .... I forgot about the times he donated while serving in Germany they got paid for each donations
in those days, once we were on our way to the Rhine Army summer show when there was an annoucement on the BFBS radio that there had been a bad accident and could all donors in the area please go and give blood, so we had a wee diversion to the show.Your OH half trumps me with that then ......
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I've been trying to give my arm full of A rhesus negative for ages now, but I can't coincide my shifts with when the Blood Group are in session locally
I've
given 50+ 'pints' so farWrite your comments here...Well done you. Many years ago there was a car accident near to us and in the family of four three were A+ and my married neighbours were both A+ and both of them were picked up from their place of work by the Police to donate as
there was a shortage and they needed it for the family..so well done you !SG20
