Blood

I'm not sure everyone knows their blood type.  I'm not sure I've had my blood type tested.  If you want to donate your organs move to Wales, which has adopted a system of presumed consent.  

I do know my blood group ... but only because I gave 1 pint (it was a pint then) primarily to find out .  However I believe that they can now test blood so quickly that they do not now trust whatever you tell them anyway (whether as donor or recipient).

I thought that driving licence applications DID ask you if you wanted to be an organ donor?? (mine is still an old style green one, so havn't seen an application form for a very long time).

Obviously anyone who has given blood will know their blood group, I'm common old O. Margaret on the otherhand has a less common group. I think the problem now is that we both take so many medications between us no one would want our blood.

David

I was just about to say the same thing David and I have never been able to donate blood as I had jaundice as a child.

I've been trying to give my arm full of A rhesus negative for ages now, but I can't coincide my shifts with when the Blood Group are in session locally  I've given 50+ 'pints' so far

I think I only managed to donate about ten times. The Blood Transfusion Service used to run sessions where we worked and we were allowed time to give blood. For some reason this was no longer possible and we just got out of the habit. I should have been more committed.

David

The code 118 on your driving licence shows you are on the organ donor register.

Many years ago, whilst undergoing a blood test, I asked what blood group I am in order to have it available should I be involved in an accident.

.... The Blood Transfusion Service used to run sessions where we worked and we were allowed time to give blood. For some reason this was no longer possible and  ..

As so often is the case, apparently they did the same where I worked ..... they don't like to pay you for lying down for half an hour.

 ..... Many years ago, whilst undergoing a blood test, I asked what blood group I am in order to have it available should I be involved in an accident.

If you give blood, you get a card ..... it has your blood group on it

.... The Blood Transfusion Service used to run sessions where we worked and we were allowed time to give blood. For some reason this was no longer possible and  ..

As so often is the case, apparently they did the same where I worked ..... they don't like to pay you for lying down for half an hour.

Same here, they used to take the blood in within the building, so time absent was the minimum.  I regret to say I haven't kept it up precisely because it isn't so conveinent these days.