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First and foremost, before I go any further, I have ZERO problems with blood drives in general. 

 

At school, Blood Assurance does a year long blood drive. They come several times of the year. Once a student donates a certain amount, they get a cord for graduation. 

 

Today, Jesse gave blood and plasma. I don't know the process for taking plasma or if taking blood and plasma is different or if they do it at the same time.

He said it took almost an hour. And he has been sick ever since.

 

Again, I have ZERO problem with these drives.

But is school the place for it? 

 



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I'm assuming it's voluntary. If so, what difference does it make? They can choose to do it, or not.

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Yes, it can take an hour or longer.
Sick how?

He's probably feeling very dehydrated. That's normal. See that he drinks a lot. No caffeinated beverages.



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Yes. It is voluntary.

Like I said, I have no problems with it in general.

I was incredibly surprised when Jesse said he did it. He HATES needles. Biology class made him sick. Has no stomach for any of that.


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weltschmerz wrote:

Yes, it can take an hour or longer.
Sick how?

 Yucky stomach, lightheaded, weak.

I am anemic, my daughter is anemic. They won't take our blood anymore. 

I'm thinking he may be as well.



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lilyofcourse wrote:
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Yes, it can take an hour or longer.
Sick how?

 Yucky stomach, lightheaded, weak.

I am anemic, my daughter is anemic. They won't take our blood anymore. 

I'm thinking he may be as well.

They test for that before taking blood. If he's anemic, he would have been turned away. 



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They check your hemoglobin levels, etc before they take your blood. He probably is just dehydrated, and if he doesn't like needles, he may be reacting to that and the blood. Feeling weak and light headed isn't that abnormal, but he shouldn't feel that way for a lengthy period of time.




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Plasma is way more complicated than donating whole blood.

Don't the kids have to be 18?

And I have never heard of a school hosting a blood drive.

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The only problem I would have is if they are under 18, they should have parental permission.

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flan327 wrote:

Plasma is way more complicated than donating whole blood.

Don't the kids have to be 18?

And I have never heard of a school hosting a blood drive.

flan

 We do that here all the time.



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He is 18.

He gave donated before lunch.

He drinks water constantly.

Maybe he needs a Gatorade or something.

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Ohfour wrote:

The only problem I would have is if they are under 18, they should have parental permission.

 Those under 18 need parental permission. 

 



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weltschmerz wrote:
flan327 wrote:

Plasma is way more complicated than donating whole blood.

Don't the kids have to be 18?

And I have never heard of a school hosting a blood drive.

flan

 We do that here all the time.

We do it here too... 



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lilyofcourse wrote:
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The only problem I would have is if they are under 18, they should have parental permission.

 Those under 18 need parental permission. 

 

 



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lilyofcourse wrote:

He is 18.

He gave donated before lunch.

He drinks water constantly.

Maybe he needs a Gatorade or something.

 Add a pinch of salt and a bit of sugar to the water if you don't have Gatorade. That's what the Medecins sans Frontieres do when electrolytes are out of whack.



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weltschmerz wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

He is 18.

He gave donated before lunch.

He drinks water constantly.

Maybe he needs a Gatorade or something.

 Add a pinch of salt and a bit of sugar to the water if you don't have Gatorade. That's what the Medecins sans Frontieres do when electrolytes are out of whack.

 Thanks.



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Donating plasma is different, they actually put a simple saline solution back into your veins. He almost certainly isn't dehydrated.
I always have a terrible reaction to donating blood. I usually make it all the way to the needle withdrawal, and then pass out and feel sick for the rest of the day. It is a mental thing more than physical. Let him lay low, and push iron rich foods. He'll be fine.

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

Donating plasma is different, they actually put a simple saline solution back into your veins. He almost certainly isn't dehydrated.
I always have a terrible reaction to donating blood. I usually make it all the way to the needle withdrawal, and then pass out and feel sick for the rest of the day. It is a mental thing more than physical. Let him lay low, and push iron rich foods. He'll be fine.

Yu can still become dehydrated.

 

 Stay hydrated. Drink lots of water or other noncaffeinated liquids the day before, of and after your plasma donation. Dehydration is one of the most common causes of post-donation fatigue. If you feel tired, try drinking more water.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_5948536_counteract-tired-after-donate-plasma.html



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Yes, but if he has been drinking water all day after getting more fluid back in than he took out, it is really really unlikely. Drinking lots of fluids is always good, but if needles stress him out, he is probably just reacting to that.

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He ate supper and is feeling better.

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Usually eating helps. If he did it before lunch, he probably didn't have enough sustenance. They should have given them cookies and juice when they were done.

Our high school had blood drives, but I could never give then b/c I didn't weigh enough. In college, I squeaked by once by about a pound and then passed out afterwards. Ahhh, the good old days.

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Our high school had a blood drive every year. You had to be 17 to donate. Teachers used to give extra credit for donating, but they were told they were no longer allowed to. The blood people (Red Cross I think) didn't want kids giving blood for extra credit even if they knew they shouldn't be.

Only problem I've ever had is the monster bruise I get. It usually covers about half the inside of my arm.

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When my dd was in high school they ran a blood drive. One time they refused her because she was under weight and her blood pressure was to low.

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On a lighter note, what ever happened to selling your blood or plasma?

That's how a lot of people got to go to prom.

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You're not allowed to sell your blood up here.

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