Do Something Amazing. Give Blood (National Blood Services (NBS))

Member Name: danieljamesphoto

Product:	National Blood Services (NBS)
Date:	07/02/09 (65 review reads)
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Advantages: save lives

Disadvantages: none

--- What? ---

The National Blood Service is part of the NHS and collects, stores and delivers blood from donors to unwell patients to save lives. The NBS travels the length and breadth of the country to find new donors and collect more from existing donors.

--- Why? ---

For the sake of around 20 minutes (not counting queuing etc) you can potentially save someones life by donating 1 pint of blood to the NBS.

--- How? ---

You can either ring them, blood.co.uk has details on this, or turn up to one of the local donation days or have a word with your GP. When there you have a sample taken from your thumb to check your iron levels are ok and you fill in a questionnaire to make sure you're ok to give blood. You then lie on a bed and have a needle put into your arm (doesn't hurt i swear!) and lie there for 10 minutes whilst a bag fills, then one pint later you have the needle removed and go and sit down with a coffee and free snacks, then you're done.

As an added incentive you get a colored card which has your blood type on it, after set amounts of donations you get a new colored card and even badges and other rewards as a thank you.

--- When? ---

You can blood up to 4 times a year (every 3 months).

--- Summary ---

For the sake of 20 minutes you could save a life, if this isn't reason enough the free snacks there are great!

Do something amazing, give blood.

Summary: For the sake of 20 minutes you could save a life