Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 1629 Location: Charleston, SC USA
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Type O-negative Blood Posted: 09-11-07 10:26am
I've heard that I am blessed with "giver's
blood," a universal blood type that all
can receive. I am O Negative.
I am looking to help individuals with no
resort, children especially. If you know
of anyone that is need of blood, I am
willing to help in any way I can.
You are indeed! I work in the Blood Bank
in the Lab at the hospital in my town and
the need for blood donors is very crucial
right now! Check out the American Red
Cross blood donation center in your
hometown. Type O negative blood is the
type is all people can recieve. I've
experienced so many emergency situations
where the patients recieve O negative
because we know nothing about the
patient's blood type. Also, babies are
given O negative blood too. In situations
where you have a friend or family member
who is going to have a major surgery and
will need to recieve blood, you can give
blood for them. This is called a 'directed
donation', although this is not an
immediate thing. When you give the
donation, it still has to be processed and
tested but I think it takes about a week
or so, maybe less than that. The ARC would
be able to tell you more that directed
donations if you were intrested in that.
Either way, giving blood is such a great
thing, when you see the situations I've
seen, and the life that it gives back to
people, it makes you realize how simple
and incredible giving blood could do for a
person in need. I hope this information
helps and please go donate soon, and every
8 weeks for that matter!
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Marianne0558
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Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 1629 Location: Charleston, SC USA
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Posted: 09-16-07 17:23pm
I definitely will be donating my blood as
soon as possible. I didn't even know my
blood type until last year when I became
pregnant and had to receive RHOGAM
shots.... which burnt my booty soooooo
bad! haha
I have been donating plasma as well. I
know that has nothing to do with blood
type, but it helps others as well.
I've heard that donating plasma was more
painful than donating blood, which musn't
hurt at all seeing how easy it was to
donate plasma. The only thing was that you
get really cold when they are pumping your
blood back in because of the saline they
mix with it.
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