how long is donated blood stored for?
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Whole blood can be stored up to 35 days, when kept in CPDA anti coagulant solution and refrigerated at 2 - 4 deg C. But the demand is so great that blood hardly ever remains in storage for so long and is used much before expiry. \n\nhttp://www.rotarybloodbank.org/faqs/faqsindx.htm\n\nPlatelets, which must be stored at room temperature, have a shelf life of only about five days. Red blood cells are refrigerated after donation, and can last about 30 days. Plasma, which can withstand being frozen, remains usable for up to a year. During the journey from you to its eventual recipient, your blood is kept quite safe in a blood bag designed to survive a 2,000-foot drop.\nSince there's always a demand for all donated components, you can be pretty confident that your blood will be put to potentially lifesaving use in a matter of days.\n\n\nhttp://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/blooddonation
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When I first gave blood, they sent me a donor's card that told me my blood type.  And then they told me on every piece of mail they ever sent me after that.  D@mn type O universal donor nonsense!  They don't tell you right away, though, because they don't do any sort of testing (other than the anemia one) on your blood there.  It takes awhile.  But they do send you something.\n\nYou aren't supposed to give more blood for a couple of months after you donate.  Doctor's offices do take a pretty small sample, though.  However, just to be safe, I'd wait to give until after the physical, and ask my doctor while I was there.
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It depends on a lot of factors. As long as the fingure is stored correctly and the tissue does not die, the finger can be reattached. A safe guess would be at least an hour if iced as soon as it is severed and stored correctly. I'm sure there are instances when it can be stored for a several hours, if not longer.
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When you donate blood you can't do anything strenuous for 24 hours.  So if you had plans to go jogging or play basketball that would be out.  However, if you're just going to hang out with friends you'll have no problem.\n\nIt's not uncommon to feel a little lightheaded immediately after giving blood, but they'll typically make you sit around for 15-30 minutes afterward to make sure you're okay.\n\nWhen I give blood I sometimes get lightheaded.  I always have them raise my feet up while I'm giving blood and that makes the problem go away.\n\nGood going on being willing to donate.  More people should.
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You are giving life to someone in need if you donate blood. It is a great feeling that you have saved someones life. Initially you may feel dizzy, however if you rest for an hour or so, you will come back to normal.
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It is not harmful to you to donate blood, so long as you are in good health at the time of the donation. The donor center will take a small sample of your blood first to test your hemoglobin and hematocrit, to make sure you can safely donate. They will also ask you a health history to make sure that it is safe for you to donate, and that your blood is not at risk for having any viruses that could be spread to others. (Be prepared to be asked some very personal questions about your life, such as sexual history, IV drug use, and so on. This is confidential but meant to keep the blood supply safe.)  \n\nAfter donating, you should drink plenty of fluids (NOT alcohol, as it actually dehydrates you worse) and preferably eat a light snack.  You can only donate once every 56 days, to allow your body a chance to regenerate the lost blood cells.\n\nAs to whether it is painful, the needle used has to be fairly large to keep the blood from clotting in it. (You don't want to get stuck for nothing, do you?)  The nurse or technician who does the venipuncture ("stick") will tell you when to expect it, and it only lasts a second or two usually. Not a bad trade for the satisfaction of helping to save a life.
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For my life between 19 and 35, I donated at my various work places for a total of 46 times.\n\nBack in the  mid 80's, folks started to hear that AIDS was contracted by "donated blood". It was kind of stupid and funny that less people volunteered their blood because the 'risk' of AIDS. \n\nOf course they have a ton of questions to try and weed out the donors that are 'practicing' homo-sexuals, going back 25 years. Even then they expect some to donate blood, - just to have their blood tested for AIDS. They give those deviants one last chance to use a bar code sticker that says "don't use my BLOOD".\n\nOh, btw, I met my wife while we were giving blood.
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at least 30 days in the urine, i am not sure about the blood, but now a days companies are doing hair samples and it stays there i am told for at least 6 months
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The process by which red blood cells are produced is called erythropoiesis. Erythrocytes are continuously being produced in the red bone marrow of large bones. (In the embryo, the liver is the main site of red blood cell production.) The production can be stimulated by the hormone erythropoietin (EPO), which is used for doping in sports. Erythrocytes develop in about 7 days and live a total of about 120 days. The aging cells swell up to a sphere-like shape and are engulfed by phagocytes, destroyed and their materials are released into the blood. The main sites of destruction are the liver and the spleen. The heme constituent of hemoglobin is eventually excreted as bilirubin.\n\nThe blood types of humans are due to variations in surface glycoproteins of erythrocytes.\n\nRed blood cells can be separated from blood plasma by centrifugation. During plasma donation, the red blood cells are pumped back into the body right away, and the plasma is collected. Some athletes have tried to improve their performance by doping their blood: First about 1 liter of their blood is extracted, then the red blood cells are isolated, frozen and stored, to be reinjected shortly before the competition. (Red blood cells can be conserved for 5 weeks at −78 °C.) This practice is hard to detect but may endanger the human cardiovascular system which is not equipped to deal with blood of the resulting higher viscosity.\n\nvisit this website for more information \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell
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You can register with the national bone donor marrow registry, as I did.  I am O+, but a lot more than your ABO types and Rhesus factors are involved. It is based on tissue typing. I registered in a drive to help a local high school student, but was never called.\nDonating marrow does involve extracting marrow from your bones, but you are under anesthesia. I am going to paste info from the Registry site.  Sorry to be lazy, but I'm tired and need to go to sleep.\n\n"Marrow donation is a surgical procedure performed in a hospital. While the donor receives anesthesia, doctors use special, hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the donor's pelvic bones. Many donors receive a transfusion of their own previously donated blood. A donor's marrow is completely replaced within four to six weeks.\n\n\nPBSC donation takes place at an apheresis center. To increase the number of blood-forming cells in the bloodstream, donors receive daily injections of a drug called filgrastim for five days before the collection. The donor's blood is then removed through a sterile needle in one arm, passed through a machine that separates out the cells used in transplantation, and the remaining blood is returned through the other arm.\n\nCord blood is collected from the umbilical cord after a baby's birth. The cord blood is taken to a cord blood bank where it is tested. Cord blood units that meet eligibility standards are frozen and stored for future use. The collection does not pose any health risk to the mother or baby, and does not affect the birth process in any way.\n\nDoes donating hurt? What are the side effects?\nMarrow donors can expect to feel some soreness in their lower back for a few days or longer. Donors also have reported feeling tired and having some difficulty walking. Most donors are back to their usual routine in a few days. Some may take two to three weeks before they feel completely recovered.\n\n\nPBSC donors report varying symptoms including headache, bone or muscle pain, nausea, insomnia and fatigue while receiving injections of filgrastim. These effects disappear shortly after collection. During the collection, donors may experience a tingling feeling or chills. These effects go away shortly after donating. When asked about their discomfort, most donors are quick to point out that it was worth it to help save a life, and they would be willing to do it again.
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Cancer\nEligibility depends on the type of cancer and treatment history. If you had leukemia or lymphoma, including Hodgkin’s Disease, you are not eligible to donate. Other types of cancer are acceptable if the cancer has been treated successfully and it has been at least 5 years since treatment was completed and there has been no cancer recurrence in this time. Some low-risk cancers including squamous or basal cell cancers of the skin do not require a 5 year waiting period.\n\nPrecancerous conditions of the uterine cervix do not disqualify you from donation if the abnormality has been treated successfully. You should discuss your particular situation with the health historian at the time of donation.
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generally it should only take a few days.  The blood just needs to get re-absorbed.  Don't go back to that place,\n\nThere really aren't any remedies.  It's just blood that's not in the veins anymore and has to get re-absorbed into the body.\n\nIf it's painful (it shoudn't be) just put some ice on it for about 10-15 minutes.
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To donate plasma, you must be a healthy individual at least 18 years of age or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, and pass all other required donor eligibility criteria. Following a well-balanced diet and drinking plenty of water before donating is also recommended.\n\nDonating plasma is a very safe procedure with minimal or no side effects.  On your initial visit, and annually, you will receive a physical exam and your medical history will be recorded.  These steps help ensure donating is safe for you and protect the recipient of the therapies made from your plasma.\n\nOn subsequent visits, a staff member will check your vital signs and ask some questions about your health since your last donation.  In addition, your hematocrit (the percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells) and plasma protein levels will be measured.\n\nThe tubing and all other collection supplies that come in contact with your blood are discarded and replaced with new, sterile materials each time a donation procedure is performed.\nThe professional medical staff is dedicated to making your visit comfortable and rewarding. You can spend the donation time relaxing, listening to music or catching up on your favorite magazine or book.\n\nThe body replaces the plasma removed during the donation process quickly; therefore, healthy individuals can donate as often as twice in a seven-day period, with at least 48 hours between donations.\n\nOn your first visit, the whole process, including a physical exam and the plasma donation, usually takes about two hours. On subsequent visits, you can anticipate spending approximately an hour and a half in the center.\n\nYou will be paid cash for your participation and your time, but remember you are not SELLING your plasma and they are not buying it.
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(1) You can donate even without knowing your Blood Type.\n(2) Blood Group test is performed at almost every hospital. Result is obtained very shortly which allows you to know the type of yuor Blood Group.
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I believe it is a personal choice, I give blood as i am B positive, I am also on the bone marrow transplant reg, i have left my innards to ever who wants them,  Over the years I have donated over 50 pints of blood.\nYour question is very deep, peoples beliefs are precious to them, think of all the people that want to donate, blood and organs can not because of health issues and religion.\n Two questions for you do you give Blood/plasma are you on the donor register,\nAs my friend can not give blood anymore every other pint i donate i do it for her.
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I am just quessing, because you'd have to ask a nurse...3-7 days is my guess..
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Nope.\n\nThey would have to have not feed for 12 months (Red Cross requires doners to wait that long after a blood transfusion) and not have low blood pressure (which is doubtful if they've been starving themselves for 12 months). \n\nThat's your straight-up traditional vampire, though. If you're talking about homo sapians that engage in the practice of blood sharing, than I would look at the high risk practice rules the Red Cross has. I know you have to wait 12 months after you get a tattoo or if you've been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis, or any other STD.