Giving Blood

Kaede

Giving Blood

« on: September 01, 2008, 06:23:13 pm »

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I dont know what it's like elsewhere in the world, but in Britain, once you turn 17 you can attend somewhere and donate your blood (you get free biscuits and drinks and stuffs in return).

So I got sent a letter today (the envelope said, and I quote, "we want your blood").

In the letter it began:

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We dont pretend to understand you.
We've no idea what you like and what you dont.
But we do know you're 17 so you can now give blood.

I already knew I was old enough to give blood, some of my friends already have.
But, trouble is, the letter is wrong and I cant give blood.
I'm not heavy enough, basically. You have to weigh above a certain amount (because taking a pint of blood from you could be dangerous otherwise) and I'm under that. Not by much, though.

It makes me feel guilty when it says "you could ignore this letter or you could choose giving blood" but trust me, I dont think I could be heavier even if I ate 3 times as much as I do now.

I also heard that it's mainly women who give blood. My friends said that when they went to give blood there was only a couple of men there and the rest were female. Why is that? :S

Has anybody else given blood before or want to?
Is it different elsewhere in the world? I heard that in the USA you got paid, but I dont know if thats true?

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Porkchop	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #1 on: September 01, 2008, 06:54:05 pm »
Super Hero Time! Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 4859	I'd only give blood for money... but why give blood when you can just go beat it for money? Too bad it only applies for guys. Logged
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Re: Giving Blood

« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 06:55:54 pm »

If not now, when?
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If you can't give blood then I don't think you should feel guilty about it... $:-\$ I believe (don't take this for fact...) that they used to give money to people who gave blood to try to encourage more people to do it. I do not believe they do that anymore.

I'm not quite sure why I've never really thought about giving blood before... I'm not sure of my blood type or anything... I don't know... hmm.

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Re: Giving Blood

« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 07:34:20 pm »

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Hmm, I once saw an episode of Hollyoaks (some British Soap) where they didn't let a few of the characters (namely the bisexual guy who wears a mixture of men's and women's clothes and the gay priest) give blood because they ticked the box about being male and having sexual encounters with men...

...sooo, yeah I should be able to give blood fine but if the rest of the males on ZFGC ever were to attempt it...zing!!!

Heheh, anyway...what is this weight limit thing because I only weight 8 stone 12, so that may be my excuse right there :p

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DJvenom super-sage	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 07:36:32 pm »
Colbydude was here. Reputation: +7/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2898	The envelope said "We want your blood"? I'm pretty sure you just helped SOMEONE in resurrecting Dracula. Logged
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OriZak	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #5 on: September 01, 2008, 07:43:54 pm »
MetalRidley was here Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 235	We have a blood drive at school one or two times every year and last spring was the first time I donated. I would definitely recommend eating a LOT before giving blood, lol I didn't and ended up passing out once I got back inside the school. It was the first time I ever got a black eye from the floor And I never thought about it as a gender thing, there were always about the same number of boys and girls wearing "Got blood?" shirts. Logged
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Kaede	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #6 on: September 01, 2008, 08:12:09 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1113	Quote from: TheDarkJay on September 01, 2008, 07:34:20 pm Heheh, anyway...what is this weight limit thing because I only weight 8 stone 12, so that may be my excuse right there :p I'm afraid you have no excuse The minimum weight is 7 stone 12 Logged

TheDarkJay	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #7 on: September 01, 2008, 08:15:33 pm »
(y)(;>.<;)(y) Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3293	Damn...even if I am technically underweight (I'm 6 ft 2)? Logged

DJvenom super-sage	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #8 on: September 01, 2008, 08:16:24 pm »
Colbydude was here. Reputation: +7/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2898	Might I inquire, what is this stone weight measurement? What happened to Kilograms and what have you Logged
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TheDarkJay	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #9 on: September 01, 2008, 08:19:25 pm »
(y)(;>.<;)(y) Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3293	Ironically, it is America, and not England, that uses the metric system most in day-to-day life. A stone is an imperial measurement, and about...16 pounds I think. Google says: 8 stone 12 pounds = 56.2454539 kilograms Logged

DJvenom super-sage	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #10 on: September 01, 2008, 08:24:11 pm »
Colbydude was here. Reputation: +7/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2898	Well, I don't use metric EVER... I just thought England did. I use pounds, but having a measurement for 16 pounds is just odd o.O I mean I could understand how that would tie in to 16 oz equaling a pound, but I dunno... 16 just doesnt go in to many numbers correctly. Oh well. I'll stick to my pounds I'm way too skinny to donate blood 135 lbs, 6'1" ((( Logged
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Kaede	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #11 on: September 01, 2008, 08:26:51 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1113	Quote from: TheDarkJay on September 01, 2008, 08:15:33 pm Damn...even if I am technically underweight (I'm 6 ft 2)? I have no idea, but yes you are very light for someone who's 6ft2 tall I think everyone should be donating pizzas to TDJ instead Logged

mit	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #12 on: September 01, 2008, 08:32:30 pm »
QBASIC programmer since age 4. Take that, world. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 1079	Are you serious? You Americans seem to have confused yourselves with your own system. So you understand pounds, but not stones? It's fourteen pounds to a stone, that's the way the imperial system works - you're the ones using it. o_O And what's the deal with fluid oz and cups? Seriously, it's like you took the imperial system and somehow made it less logical. Quote Ironically, it is America, and not England, that uses the metric system most in day-to-day life. The only thing I've ever known Americans to measure in metric is engine size and coke. We use it for just about everything, excluding miles for distance. Quote from: DJvenom on September 01, 2008, 08:24:11 pm having a measurement for 16 pounds is just odd o.O I mean I could understand how that would tie in to 16 oz equaling a pound, but I dunno... 16 just doesnt go in to many numbers correctly. That's the whole point of the metric system - everything is a multiple of ten. Imperial is all about base 12, 14, 16, 60 and so on. Hence why we don't use it anymore. Logged
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InvaderLupus	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #13 on: September 01, 2008, 09:07:51 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1393	Quote from: mit on September 01, 2008, 08:32:30 pm Are you serious? You Americans seem to have confused yourselves with your own system. So you understand pounds, but not stones? It's fourteen pounds to a stone, that's the way the imperial system works - you're the ones using it. o_O And what's the deal with fluid oz and cups? Seriously, it's like you took the imperial system and somehow made it less logical. Quote Ironically, it is America, and not England, that uses the metric system most in day-to-day life. The only thing I've ever known Americans to measure in metric is engine size and coke. We use it for just about everything, excluding miles for distance. Quote from: DJvenom on September 01, 2008, 08:24:11 pm having a measurement for 16 pounds is just odd o.O I mean I could understand how that would tie in to 16 oz equaling a pound, but I dunno... 16 just doesnt go in to many numbers correctly. That's the whole point of the metric system - everything is a multiple of ten. Imperial is all about base 12, 14, 16, 60 and so on. Hence why we don't use it anymore. we use metric for science, both in school and in practice. Logged
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शेफाली Shefali	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #14 on: September 01, 2008, 09:11:15 pm »
虫めづる姫君 Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 2990	So what does it mean when you say "7 stone 12". Does the 12 mean 12 pounds? Logged

Kyubi GET ON THE BALL!	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #15 on: September 01, 2008, 09:36:46 pm »
:3 Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2485	Quote from: Shefali on September 01, 2008, 09:11:15 pm So what does it mean when you say "7 stone 12". Does the 12 mean 12 pounds? Yes. Also, I may have no excuse to not give blood once I turn 17, but I'm keeping my blood in my body! The same for my organs when I die. Logged
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Porkchop	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #16 on: September 01, 2008, 10:03:41 pm »
Super Hero Time! Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 4859	Why is this in the news header? Logged
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MG-Zero	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #17 on: September 01, 2008, 10:11:39 pm »
Doesn't afraid of anything Reputation: +42/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 7002	Quote from: Zidane on September 01, 2008, 10:03:41 pm Why is this in the news header? Because this is ZFGC. Anyway, I'm not heavy enough to give blood. And we don't use metrics in the US O_o not unless it's in a science field. Although it's not that hard to convert kg to lbs. Just multiply by 2.24. Logged
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Infinitus	Re: Giving Blood « Reply #18 on: September 01, 2008, 10:18:30 pm »
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Kaede

Re: Giving Blood

« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2008, 10:40:40 pm »

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Quote from: Kyubi on September 01, 2008, 09:36:46 pm

Also, I may have no excuse to not give blood once I turn 17, but I'm keeping my blood in my body! The same for my organs when I die.

I think giving blood is a good thing
but I'm not sure about organ doning, as I heard that if you're an organ donor and you are in an accident or something and are almost dead, emergency services wont try as hard to save you, because if you die it gives them organs to use. Sadly, there are lots of people who are in dire need of organs.

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