Join me as I donate my own blood and follow it behind the scenes in the lab to find out how it’s processed and prepared for transfusion into a patient! It’s incredible to see how one donation has the potential to save 3 lives!
I hope this video inspires YOU to donate your blood. Check with your local blood lab and make an appointment!
If you live in Canada go to https://www.blood.ca to find out if you’re eligible and to book an appointment.
Thank you to the Canadian Blood Services for allowing me to film behind the scenes, and to all the medical technologists who participated in this video!
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Did you know Canada no longer restricts blood donations from gay men? Hoping more countries do the same!
I’m not allowed to donate because I received a blood transfusion as a baby. Is it the same in Canada?
This is a must watch for new and recurring blood donors!
Fact: During the WWII, blood plasma was made into powder form and reconstituted when transfusion is necessary. This is to alleviate the hypovolemic shock caused by blood loss due to multiple injuries.
Unfortunately I can't donate right now I'm pregnant and usually have low iron anyway but I do donate when I can
In The Netherlands they test after every five donations for your ferritin level and mine were WAY too low. So low I developed iron efficiency anemia. So now im on a six month "ban" from donating blood. Not to rant or something but purely to tell how safe blood donation is for both the receiver as the donor.
Something people might not think about is that animals can donate blood too! My dog is a regular blood donor and her blood has been used to save so many other dogs already!
Donations great, you are giving away your blood for FREE! I understand that there is a processing Fee. However patients shouldn’t get charge Thousands for transfusion . SO FREE blood= process Fee which is charged to the patients receiving a transfusion , which is = charge an astronomical amount $$$$..
Today I just donated for the fourth time in a row blood and I'm 19
I started giving blood as soon as I was heavy enough. I have too many heath conditions to safely do so any more. My blood has always been specially marked because I have some antibodies in it that require special treatment and care. This as I understand it because I have had blood transfusions in my late teens.
Wasn’t Cnd Blood Services going to sell platelets?
Hi Dr. Siobhan! I just wanted to let you know how very much I enjoy your videos, the educational content and sharing your journey. I see the love you have for your profession and how much you enjoy sharing your experiences to others, especially in the Medical field. Your videos inspire Med students and new Physicians in their own careers. I am a retired RN—-made it to 50 yrs. I absolutely LOVED my job and had a very fulfilling career. I saw and did many things in those years along with all the advances in medicine. Thank you so much for giving of yourself 😊
So interesting ❤
Ok, so the absolutely horrific thing for me is being stabbed in the finger. I can handle the blood being taken from my arm. But the pain from metal being jabbed into my finger is more horrific than almost anything I can imagine. It's a hard no. Can I donate blood without that particular bit of medieval torture?
How much money do they make from one persons blood donation?
I work in a hospital laboratory in Texas and I issue blood products regularly. Thank you for sharing the behind the scenes! I can’t wait to share this with my nurses and doctors! ❤
I donated blood once in high school (when I turned 17, which is the age of eligibility in Canada). It took me 15 minutes to fill up that dang bag, and I was so uncomfortable. 😩 Having that needle in my arm, and feeling it move around was really causing me stress.
Cool thing about doing it though, was that I got a card afterwards, that they can scan if I choose to donate again, and it has all my info on it. It also has my blood type, which was neat to find out. Not sure if I was ever in an accident, and they found that in my wallet, they would automatically start using that blood type on me though. I feel like they usually play it safe, and give them O-, until they are able to test for themselves.
I haven't donated again since, for various reasons. Usually it's time constraints, and unable to find a centre that I can get to by public transit, that isn't going to take up a huge chunk of my day. Also, I'm A+, which is super common, and only used in situations where they know ahead of time for sure what blood type the patient is. I feel like if I was type O, I would be more likely to do it again. So there's a lack of motivation there.
Also, throughout the years, whenever I do have some downtime, I have gotten into the habit of getting a new tattoo or piercing, which means I have to wait 3 months. And by then I get busy again.
My great grandpa would always donate blood my parents said that he donate gallons in his life time even though he had the rarest blood type
So cool!! Thank you 😊
I am an MLS at a large hospital chain. I absolutely loved this video! I showed it to so many of my non lab friends and they were so amazed at what actually goes into the testing. I think it would be so cool if you could even go a step further and see if you can visit the lab at your hospital and see what the transfusion testing is like! ABO/Rh typing, screening, unit selection and testing, DAT testing, cord blood testing, and even what constitutes a transfusion workup!