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I had a couple transfusions as a kid and I have O- blood so I try to donate as regularly as possible. I know so many people that are ineligible to donate so I feel a responsibility to do it because I can.
They ban people who have had blood transfusions here from giving blood.
I think it was to do with hepatitis scans.
They screen all blood before they use it. There is a waiting period after receiving a transfusion before you can attempt to donate again.
Special equipment is used that can seperate red blood cells, plasma or platelets. The amount of blood taken is replaced. There are no side effects. The Apheresis Donation Process: Safe and Easy Similar to a whole blood donation, an aphersis donation consists of four steps: registration, health history and mini-physical, donation, and refreshments. From registration to refreshments, the process lasts 1½ -2½ hours. During the actual donation, you will sit in a comfortable recliner, and a carefully monitored machine will draw blood from one arm through sterile tubing into a cell separator centrifuge. The blood stays inside the self-contained sterile tubing and never comes in contact with the machine. After the blood component(s) have been collected, the rest of the blood is returned to the donor through the same arm or the other arm. It’s a safe process — the collection sets and needles are sterile, used once for each donor and then discarded. Donors usually relax, read, or enjoy a movie during the donation. Go to
http://www.givelife2.org/donor/apheresis.asp for more information! donation of platelets is the same as 5 units of whole blood. Hope this helps.
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