If He Bleeds, He Leads

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Paschal Sheehy donating blood in 2019; Claire Byrne

Staying in tonight?

On Claire Byrne Live…

…Laura Fitzgerald writes:

Higher rates of Covid have led to a reduction in the number of people available to give blood. With more blood donors are needed, RTE News’ Southern Editor Paschal Sheehy will give blood on screen tonight. He’ll be explaining why it’s so important to donate and show people how straightforward the process is…

Right so.

Claire Byrne Live at 10.35pm on RTÉ One.

RTÉ/Irish Blood Transfusion

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32 thoughts on “If He Bleeds, He Leads

  1. GiggidyGoo

    Can he do a blood test for Covid live before he gives blood. Just in case he’s positive?
    Live on TV, so we know how the tests work.
    Will Claire do likewise, or is her blood too precious to donate?

    1. Bitnboxy

      Lol. I’ll wager that you never once did anything approximating a civic duty or for the benefit of anyone other than yourself. Ugh – galling hypocrisy mad auld lad GiggidyGums .

      Feral lout.

  2. SOQ

    Is it recorded on blood if vaccinated or not? The reason I ask is that if someone was medically advised not to take the vaccines then surely the same would apply to blood transfusions?

        1. Nilbert

          It’s not really though, its just the uniformed speculation of a anti-vax obsessive, like 90% of the comments on here nowadays.

          1. Nilbert

            I’m not. If you continuously post misleading information online, people have a right to comment on that.

    1. alickdouglas

      Blood transfusion rules in Europe are a bit hit and miss. My blood donations were refused a few times because of the apparent ‘risk of British people transmitting vCJD’ (sigh).

      Most blood services have guidelines for recent vaccinees; the ITSB for example specify a requirement to wait 7 days after vaccination with a COVID vaccine. In the US recipients of a live-attenuated vaccine generally have to wait a month, recipients of immunoglobulins about a year. Those restrictions generally gel with the modelled ‘life’ of the product, plus a margin for error.

      1. SOQ

        Can you think of any circumstances before where blood had to be flagged for potential adverse reactions or injuries alick?

        1. alickdouglas

          The blood transfusion system is precariously balanced between turning away anyone documented or likely to have something transmissible, and ensuring that there’s enough blood availabile. WHO have a doc of about 70 pages, that provides a high level overview. It lists obvious documented reasons for exclusion (like active infections for which there are pages of guidance), to less obvious ones–such as the appearance of the donor’s skin and suggests taking account of the donor’s mental health status.

          Although there is a certain amount of testing done on blood supply, the main safeguards are the honesty of the donors, and the quality of judgement of the staff. Specifically regarding your question, I can think of a fair few: pathogens such as the hepatitises, HIV, malaria all pretty obvious, Zika another, and vCJD. There would also be occupational exposure to toxins. Then there would be a wide range of chemotherapy which might be hanging around in the blood. You could also consider disorders like haemachromatosis. Perhaps ironically, extraction of blood from patients is the main treatment, but the blood is considered unsafe and dumped.

          1. SOQ

            OK thanks- I was thinking more about medications and treatments rather than infectious disease but you did mention that with chemotherapy.

            Of course there is the whole question of will someone react negatively to the impact of the vaccine in the first place, when it is from someone’s else’s blood- I doubt if they know.

        2. Cú Chulainn

          Hepatitis ? Remember that scandal from the 80’s
          And, SOQ, dear heart, would you please for the love of the infant fecking Jesus, please go and get a basic comprehension of biology before commenting on such matters..

  3. OlliesP45

    Last time i turned up to donate blood i was told to get in line there was at least a 90 minute wait time to donate. I said thanks but no thanks.

      1. Daisy Chainsaw

        I’m happy to divide myself from people who use racist and anti semitic tropes in their quest for MOPE

          1. SOQ

            That term has been around for months- do try to keep up eh?

            And as for hate filled- well I bow to you expertise on the subject- you are the most bilious commentator on this site.

          2. Chris

            “hate filled ends” – you are going to have to elaborate, as that is quite the claim. Most people I’ve come across that don’t want these ‘treatments’ – are doing so because they see the situation for what it is.

            What ‘ends’ do you imagine they are trying to achieve?

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