Blood bank (2 Viewers)

[philly17]

single blood donation can help save 3 lives. So, if it has been 12
weeks
since your last donation or you have never given blood, please give
blood
this week and help ensure there is enough blood and blood products for
those
who need it. Australia needs 20,000 donations every week to meet the
needs
of hospital patients. Here are the details of the mobile visit to
Macquarie
University...

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MOBILE BLOOD SERVICE

Macquarie University
SAM Building, The Atrium (below cafeteria)

Mon 30 October, 10.15am - 3.15pm
Tue 31 October, 10.00am - 3.15pm
Wed 1 November, 10.00am - 3.15pm
Thu 2 November, 10.00am - 3.00pm

No appointment required and new donors are welcome (so bring a friend)
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Please bring identification (preferably your donor card or photo ID)

Please consume at least 3 glasses of juice or water and a good-sized
meal in
the hours before donating. More information is available below (just
scroll
down) about what to do on the day of your donation. If you have any
questions call 13 14 95 or visit www.donateblood.com.au

You can also donate blood at one of our donor centres (Sydney CBD,
Chatswood, Parramatta, Nepean or Liverpool). Open every business day
and
some Saturdays. Call 13 14 95 for an appointment.

Thank you on behalf of those whose lives you save.

Regards,
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
It takes someone special to give blood

On the day of your blood donation you must ...
- consume at least 3 glasses of juice or water and a meal in the hours
before donating.
- have waited at least 12 weeks since your last donation.
- be feeling well.
- weigh at least 45kg (mobile beds have a weight restriction of
130kg).
- be aged 16 - 70 (16 - 17 year olds require parent/guardian consent on
the
Parent Consent Form).
- bring identification (preferably your donor card or photo ID).
- not be pregnant, or have been pregnant in the last 9 months.
- not be taking antibiotics, or have been taking antibiotics in the
last 5
days.
- not had a tattoo in the last 12 months.
- have not been in the U.K. between 1980 to 1996 for a total of 6
months or
more.

If you have any questions as to whether you are able to donate blood
or
concerns regarding the impact your blood donation may have on
strenuous
activities you have planned in the days following, please contact the
Blood
Service on 13 14 95.

You can donate blood every 12 weeks.

 

[Kegs]

Please do it. So many of us cant, that I would almost go through it all again, just to donate that one pint.

 

[glitterfairy]

I would love to give blood, but my fear of all things needle-related/sharp pain related is truly shocking I shriek at something so small as a pinprick blood sample or even that tiny meningecoccal shot...

Has anyone else been THIS scared before and still gone through with a blood donation? Got any tips/advice for people like me who really want to donate blood but are petrified of it at the same time?

 

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I would love to give blood, but my fear of all things needle-related/sharp pain related is truly shocking I shriek at something so small as a pinprick blood sample or even that tiny meningecoccal shot...

Has anyone else been THIS scared before and still gone through with a blood donation? Got any tips/advice for people like me who really want to donate blood but are petrified of it at the same time?

they tell you to look AWAY from the needle
besides, it doesn't hurt at all

 

[glitterfairy]

I look away from a pinprick needle sample and a) it hurts and b) I scream (involuntary reflex thing I think I have :/)

I need more than looking away, yo! Standup comedy, anyone?

 

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I need more than looking away, yo! Standup comedy, anyone?

mike nekkid?

 

[Kegs]

I was hate needles. Before giving blood, the last needle I had had was when I was 7 and the tetnus shot isnt the most happy memory. I gave blood cause it needs to be done. When it comes down to it, it doesnt take very long. It can hurt, but usually doesnt. The pin prick of the iron level tester they give you before you donate often is more of a shock.

They used to let friends go with you if you were nervous, but due to people fainting, they did away with that. I gave 3 times at uni, and collapsed badly the last 2 times and they banned me from doing it again. This is not common, so dont let it freak you out. It is just that if you are in a position to donate, you should try. That is all that can be asked. You can do it Lynn! I believe in you!

 

[AsyLum]

mike nekkid?

Fuck you Thats not what you said last night! *cries*

I look away from a pinprick needle sample and a) it hurts and b) I scream (involuntary reflex thing I think I have :/)

I need more than looking away, yo! Standup comedy, anyone?

Just sing Forbidden Broadway songs in the head Go give blood Monday, I am

 

[AsyLum]

Ben: Last time Jimmy and I gave blood, I remember people standing around friends giving blood, but it may just have been because there were so many of us lol

 

[Kegs]

Ben: Last time Jimmy and I gave blood, I remember people standing around friends giving blood, but it may just have been because there were so many of us lol

The cracked the shits last time I gave and people where there. The first time I went, they let people sit next to you, but after that they cracked down on it and said no more, cause the friends kept passing out. It was gay. Maybe we just got some anal people that day.

 

[AsyLum]

Ahh, yeah maybe, yeah they had them standing or sitting around them

 

[redruM]

I'll try to do it this time around, since I couldn't last time.

 

[glitterfairy]

oh my god

Um, ok let's say that hypothetically, I give blood on monday. Will I still be able to drive around and stuff afterwards? (I need to be able to - have singing lesson in afternoon)

And are the people at the blood bank nice? Will they be accomodating to a person who is REALLY scared and has a history of shrieking really loudly when scared/in pain?

 

[AsyLum]

Yes, yes and yes.
lol, if you're feeling faint, they'll get you to lie down after wards and take care of you

 

[glitterfairy]

ok guys and gals

I'm actively trying to increase my iron levels now, so they don't turn my blood away for an iron deficiency. Unless I chicken out between now and monday, I'm going to give blood!

*continues nibbling on duck pate*

 

[AsyLum]

You won't chicken out, or else I'll extract the blood myself

 

[clairegirl]

i dont believe in blood transfusions

 

[glitterfairy]

wha? Why not? *curious*

 

[mserica]

Glitterfairy, did you end up giving blood?

I gave last wednesday only took about 1 hour for the entire process!! the way i see is that one in three will need blood sometime in their life (i have had a close friend who if they didnt have it they wouldnt live) hence why i give blood now as i didnt previously!

Anne - its not a bad thing blood transfusions, - out of curiosity why dont you believe in it, as they save lives and the chances of any problems arising from a blood transfusion are almost minimal with the technology and screening they do before they do the transfer

 

[glitterfairy]

yes I did end up giving blood! Mine only took about an hour too, maybe less (not many people when I went there)

I squealled pretty loudly twice (first when they took the iron test, second when they put the needle in, and then a short one when they took it out) but glad I did it. I sms'd my mum afterwards, she called me back immediately after having shown her work friends my sms, she was so excited! lol

I can't say I've known anyone who really needed blood, but it's an excellent cause nonetheless, and if you can help save someone's life, why not?