▲ 531 ▼ When you donate, do you ever think of the person that gets your blood and how high their hospital bill will be? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Vej@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I didn't know that. Can you designate your blood for a given use? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago I believe the only time it is designed like that is for autologous donations. That is where you donate specifically for yourself ahead of time for a procedure. This is really helpful for people with special blood needs or religious exemptions but it's not really done too often. The only other case I can think of off the top of my head is that new moms can have cord blood banked for personal future use or donate it to stem cell research. permalink fedilink source parent [–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That would probably depend on the country you're in. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago I believe the only time it is designed like that is for autologous donations. That is where you donate specifically for yourself ahead of time for a procedure. This is really helpful for people with special blood needs or religious exemptions but it's not really done too often. The only other case I can think of off the top of my head is that new moms can have cord blood banked for personal future use or donate it to stem cell research. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago That would probably depend on the country you're in. permalink fedilink source parent
