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| I'm a blood donor! |
I got myself stabbed in the elbow again, and once again, I survived without blacking out or anything else :)
The folks at Sanquin (the blood drive responsible for stabbing me with needles, and saving others with my blood) also sent me this. It's awesome, right?!
I survived my first week of college (I'm studying Health & Life Sciences at VU University Amsterdam).
So far, it's been an alright experience. I found out I really, really dislike cell biology, although I do like writing about disorders and ailments.
I just finished my first writing assignment regarding neonatal jaundice, and although I'm no expert, I'll be blabbering about it in this post.
The info regarding Neonatal Jaundice has been updated as of November 16th, 2012.
Enough said. They probably punctured the vein on the other side as well, and then accidentally stabbed the bicep muscle as well. >_>
This was 5 days after my donation.
Other posts about Blood Donation:
Donating Blood I
Donating Blood II
Thanks for reading!
Alright, last time I babbled on and on about my own experiences regarding donating blood.
I'm going to babble about the requirements you have to meet if you wish to donate blood today.
Requirements:
Age: 18+
Weight: 50kg+
Blood Volume: 3.5L+
Hb levels: between 7.5-10mmol/L for women, between 8.5-11mmol/L for men
Blood pressure: above 90/60. If you have a ridiculously high BP, the doc will ask you why and might send you back home to take care of it.
Negative for HIV/HEP/Syphilis/Any other weird disease, of course.
.. Wait! There's more!
Hey folks!
Today was the first time I gave up blood to save someone.
In the Netherlands, those who give blood are unpaid volunteers. We do it simply because we like the thought of helping people. Noble thought, right?
The docs made me fill in some survey, again (it was the same one, geez), asking about my non-existent sex life, travels and recent health. Nothing out of the ordinary.
My Hb values and blood pressure were still nearly the same, so I got to donate blood.
