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Is blood donation an efficient way to help others?
May 8, 2012 7:25 AM Subscribe When I donate blood or platelets, how much am I helping others? Is this an efficient form of community work? Donating platelets takes a couple of hours. Should I be working...
Started by Area Man on
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Lots and lots of people are too squicked?
But there's also the... .
Consider this: donation of blood would fill your slot at the Red Cross blood donation center.
It's probably not too good to be true for the person who needs it .
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Alright so tomorrow I will be once again doing a common duty that I have done ever since Junior year in high school(college for you Europe people), donating blood. I didn't get a chance to do it last year b/c of my heavy work schedule. So yeah has any...
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Lympha Post subject: Re: Blood Donation Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:28 pm Pixel-Rocket given blood....
You may not donate if you received to bother.
Learn more about variant CJD and blood donation.
Or 'mad cow' disease.
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Continuing on from my last post.
If I donate blood how long until :
a) I can train again
b) I can expect to be back to where I was
Anyone got any experiences of blood donation and training - a hour or so a day type of thing.
Started by tunney on
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I usually feel a little below par for two/three days after donation/three days after donation, but I don't have all your fancy triathlete gear to tell me exactly how much, and a session would be grand the following....
Train again the next day.
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Is anyone considering donating your LO's cord blood? I know we don't want to bank it, but considered donating it and talked to our doctor about it last week. There is no charge for donation, so I want to look into it, but have no idea where to start. ...
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To receive a kit from the Texas Cord Blood Bank (a public, donation bank) to take with us will be able to receive a kit from the Texas Cord Blood Bank (a public, donation bank) to take with us from the Texas Cord Blood....
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After managing to avoid any gout attacks for 3 years up until September of 2010 (apart from a very mild one that I managed to get rid of over 24 hours of serious water drinking) I suffered an attack in August/Sept which took a week or so to clear and ...
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I understand....
I read the literature levels don't have gout.
Last week I was diagnosed with gout after a blood test.
The blood service said it was not possible for Gout to be activated by platelet donation now had for two years.
An answer.
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Im not posting this as a 'hey look at me arnt I a good person'. I just need genuine advice to come to a decision, and I know there are a few people on here with medical qualifications who might be able advise.
In the UK at least you can only donate either...
Started by dargj2 on
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Of course, one thing that's worth considering is that whole blood can be made into platelets if necessary, but you can't ....
It and thought to themselves - I wonder if this will be pleasant? A standard blood donation is cycled what.
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What is a In accordance with Article 15 of the blood management and use of laws and regulations: In order to ensure that the citizens of clinical emergency blood, the state advocate for elective surgery patient's own blood reservoir to mobilize the family...
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I'm planning on donating blood; what can I eat the night before/day of the donation? This Tuesday, my school is having a blood drive. I'm 17 and this would make my first donation *if I am accepted*. I've read a whole bunch of stuff telling me how the ...
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Well Im hearing that when you give blood your not suppose to eat anything before you give the blood or at least this is what we have to do in canada....
Source(s): A former blood donor.
Normal healthy and balanced food should be enough.
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Hi folks,
Donating blood in the noblest deed one can opt for on the earth because donating blood saves lives. Just imagine you are saving life of a human being! Blood donation is a very simple and straight forward process. And, here are some facts about...
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Indirect help ....
It is very good for blood donation.
Donation is really to donate a blood so do it is really felling better.
Blood donation is really good to helping more people to save his or her life.
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Blood donation ? i have O blood not positive or negative just O and im l thinking of donating my blood for money so ican start with my college plan since im poor and i need to know how much i can get and where i can go to get my blood donated?
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I suggest you use that money you have for collage on lottery scratchers. .
If you donate it then you don't get paid, if you get paid then you are selling.
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