Numpty
Senior Member
I am a blood donor and have just given my 28th pint this evening and was wondering how many of you guys are donors?
Gary
Gary
I alway try and always get turned away. Used to be cause I didn't weigh enough, now it's because I travel to malaria-infested places. Actually planning to go this week.
umm....I think I donated once a LONGGGGG time ago. Aren't O types rare? or is it just O-?
O- is the most universal blood. O+ is the most common type. AB- is the most rare I believe...
Was it a bad experience? Would you donate again?
Charlie is correct here,Would like to but they won't take... Momma gives..
To answer the following: "I can appreciate them wanting to be careful, but why can't modern medicine simply test the blood and discard it if found unusable?" try this. Over time they have developed risk assessments which give them indicators of the blood that either will or won't make it hence the reasons for pre-screening and by law blood (fresh) can only be stored so long for use in humans. I am an example of this as they have said no way for almost 40 years now; temperature too cold.