SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ll.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (55047)
August 25, 2017 11:45am CST
You are rushed to the ER after being involved in a terrible accident. Doctors are trying to save your life and a blood transfusion is needed. Would you in your semi-conscious state worry about whose blood is being transfused into your body? . What race? what color ?- if the donor is a thief, a rapist or a murderer?
Unless you store your own, you won't know whose blood you're getting. My point is - we are all human beings - whatever our race, religion or color. Love and peace is what we need in the world - there is too much hate going around.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Aug 17
Nope, I wouldn't care if I got goat's blood! Lol. If it could save my life I would be grateful for the blood.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
25 Aug 17
That would not bother me at all. I would only be concerned about HIV because there have been people who contracted it from transfusions despite it being tested and cleared.
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@Kandae11 (55047)
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25 Aug 17
I suppose that would be the biggest fear. However I read on the net that the risk of catching a virus from a blood transfusion is very low - even though it has happened. The report says that only "one in two million donations might carry HIV and transmit it if given to a patient"
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
25 Aug 17
@Kandae11 That's good to know! I don't generally trust statistics, especially in the US, so I would double that number and it would still look like an acceptable risk to me.
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@Kandae11 (55047)
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25 Aug 17
@dragon54u They say the risk is higher with Hepatitis B. though. I suppose that is one reason why some religions do not care for blood transfusions.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Aug 17
No, at that stage I think one would not be worried about the source of the blood, unless it was against the person's religion to receive a blood transfusion. I agree about all the hate out there, it is reaching scary heights, we definitely need more peace and love in the world.
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@just4him (317090)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Aug 17
Yes there is. People just don't realize that the same kind of blood in their veins is the same in everyone else's. It isn't until you need that life-giving blood that you find it really doesn't matter what that person looks like or who he or she was. You're just grateful to have it.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Aug 17
if it is an emergency situation, the victim should no longer think about where the blood came from as long as it is safe, clean, and pure.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
28 Aug 17
@Kandae11 that is true. in emergency situations, we must set aside our own beliefs and religious affiliations.
@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
26 Aug 17
The only thing I would worry about is aids. I know blood is supposed to be screened, but accidents happen.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
26 Aug 17
What's important is the blood match mine. It's important to survive
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Aug 17
no I do not think about this.I had few infusion and no problem.Does not matter who blood it is.They were very good to donate.
I need blood for my medical reason.This is a must for me if I want to continued on living and also my injection.
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@DaddyEvil (137261)
• United States
14 Sep 17
Hmmm... When I fainted in my yard from loss of blood, Pretty got me into the car and took em to the ER.
Neither one of us cared whose blood was put into my veins, what color his/her skin was, what level of education s/he reached or the amount of money s/he may have had when giving the blood.
We were just grateful someone had taken the time and gave of themselves so I could live.
I will admit I was scared about three months later when I answered my door and my nephew told me we were going to the hospital to have a blood test done. He happened to be the officer the hospital reached when they called to make sure I showed up to let them vampire me.
We still don't know exactly what all the fuss was about. If they told my nephew, he never relayed the information to me. *shrug!*
I was happy enough that they just pulled three vials of blood and let me go home again....
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
26 Aug 17
We all have the same color blood which speaks volumes. I'm happy to say I love everyone.
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@jaideemai (351)
• Thailand
26 Aug 17
It would not matter a bit to me. Most (I hope) blood is checked for diseases and to my knowledge, personality traits are transferred!
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@Juliaacv (51110)
• Canada
25 Aug 17
None of those demographics would affect me if I were in need of a transfusion.
In fact, I was at the hospital just a few days ago and they were sitting on the fence about giving me one, but my numbers were just high enough not to need it. My biggest fear would have been the screening process-they screen for so much now, but what about what they do not know about? We have a friend who is HIV positive as a result of bad blood that was given during the mid 1980's following a firey car crash which caused him to have to have skin grafts on 70% of his body.
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@1creekgirl (41466)
• United States
25 Aug 17
Absolutely. After I had two transfusions after surgery, I never even wondered about the donars, I was just so thankful they donated!
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