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Blood Donations

Giving Blood Saves Lives

      At Berkeley, there are often blood drives going on in MLK. You should check out the guy in a blood drop suit during those times.

      In Japan at ICU, there was a blood mobile. It was pretty awesome. I gave 400 mL today. whee~~ Hehe. It was my first time giving blood. The people were really skillful. I remember when I needed an IVP at the Tang Center. It took them 3-4 tries (2 people) before they got a hold of my blood. And.. that was painful. But the blood drive people do this all day for a long time. They're really skilled and in one shot, the nurse got my blood. They know how to angle it so that it doesn't ache. Thus, its pretty much painless except for the pinch at the insert-tation. (Is that a word?) It was faster than I expected. yay! blood! It didn't even hurt when they removed it.

GO GIVE BLOOD!
And, sign up for Bone Marrow Donation at those Bone Marrow Drives.


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I made this image from the following two images.
Image 1 and Image 2: one of the original pictures

Blood Types



Steps to Giving Blood

    Preparation
  1. Look up on the internet a blood drive near you and go to the blood drive location. There will be forms to fill out so get there early before your appointment.
  2. Sit in the chair and relax.
  3. The attendent with take a blood sample to check for blood count, type, and diseases.
    Giving Blood
  1. The nurse will poke a needle in your arm.
  2. While waiting, you cannot fall aleep as you must be awake so that the nurse can check for conciousness. It will take about fifteen minutes.
  3. The nurse will take the needle out of your arm and wrap a strip of cloth around your arm. You must leave this on for at least 2 hours.
    Aftermath
  1. Go to the snack area. Eat snacks.
  2. Be happy. You have helped save a life!


Things You Can Do

*Give blood together with a friend.
*Stay healthy.
*Remember to go donate blood every couple months.
*Volunteer!


I made this image from the following two images.
Image 3: one of the original pictures which I can't recall the original source and Image 4: one of the original pictures

Poetry and quotes

Giving Blood
by David Thornbrugh 

Giving blood is beyond me.
Blood I give the blood bank
   is poured out, taints the drain.

        If I give blood
             The laboratory gives it back.

                   I was born unclean,
                        have never felt the need for purity.

When the vampire sees me
    He knows it’s time for a fresh
         pint of plasma.

              Blame is a thirsty throat,
                   anemic as the bleach an ocean
                         Of eclipses drowns in.

I can’t give blood
     but I can borrow a sleeve
           to strain my heart through.


Modern Blood Tranfusion

Unlike the past, modern blood tranfusion techniques are quite advanced. According to the Kollam Distric's offical blood donor information sheet:

Modern blood transfusion basically deals with the optimal use of one unit of blood. One unit of whole blood is separated into components making it available to different patients according to their requirement. Thus one unit of blood is converted into packed cell volume, fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate, cryoprecipitate and granulocytes concentrate.


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