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yes. It happens.

Some people get sick at the sight of blood. So even though they may be open to the idea of giving blood they may have a huge resistance towards donating blood due to the fear of fainting and looking dumb. This is not the case only for people who look frail. I have many friend, some of them huge guys with lots of muscles ad when they see blood, the good old gag reflex kicks in .

There could be many reasons why this happens.

One good story says ancient warriors fainted when they saw blood because of the drop in blood pressure. This way they could save from blood oozing out of their wounds. Well if you are determined to donate blood find a counselor a psychologist who can help you though this fear. You will accomplish two things at once. You would have cured your self of a fear and you will also be saving loves by donating blood.

Well for the ones who would like to know what happens behind the scene, here is teh scoop.

Blood donation is aimed at different things at different times and locations. Sometimes hospitals need only the whole blood. and sometimes there is a big need to collect red blood cells or only plasma. So depending on the need of the hour, the organization involved takes the donated blood thought various processes. Here is a video which shows you what happens after you donate your blood.

Red blood and Plasma are two of the important components of whole blood and they are vital in stabilizing a patients’ conditions in many trauma related and cancer related cases. I strongly urge you to donate blood and be proud of it and take friend while you go..

Donating blood is like paying forward, you never know when you will need it so start building good karma today!

Some people had question on the safety of donor and the precautions that a health professional takes to ensure the donor is safe.  Instead of me talking about it, let me show you a video of how this is done. Now depending on your local health norms you may have different techniques that are followed but the gist is the same. It is very important to maintain  and assure each donor that we take the most precautions while drawing blood. This ensures that  we have a repeat donor who is confident in our skills and also ensures that the blood we draw is uncontaminated.

Go ahead and watch the video.

Now it is time for you to take action. Decide today to donate blood and take a friend with you…

I hear ads asking for more blood donors every day but they are making it more & more difficult to donate blood. I used to donate but now they don’t want it ‘cos I’ve visited Thailand.
Im sure I could get tested for malaria or my blood could, BUT… if I was in danger of dying from lack of blood Id sure as hell take anyone’s blood! Maybe I would die later but not now!

They’re just trying to protect people. I had an uncle who had knee surgery in the late 80′s and he got hepatitus C from his transfusion. Its not something to take lightly, and not everyone shares your opinion on preffering to die later. I, for one, would prefer to die quietly and painlessly on an operating table tomorrow than to die a horrible, painful death from HIV, Malaria, or Hepatitus in ten years.

I’m sure they could do tests, but then again, there may be pathogens that they can’t detect that you might have come into contact with in Thailand.

I wish I could donate, but I’m anemic, and my doc won’t let me… The shortage should get better soon though.

I tried to donate blood but they said that since I had lived on a military base in Turkey in 1989 that I was not eligible. Does anyone know why? Just curious.

because of the people you may have come in contact with during that time