I've always wanted to be a blood donor, but I found out I have a form of low blood pressure. It's something that makes me healthier, like smaller chances of getting heart attacks... But it also means I can faint quite easily and giving blood would trigger that, making me a hazard to myself for a couple of days after giving blood. Shit
I had a horrible experience the last time I gave blood. For some reason it was extremely painful that time, the needle fell out of my arm and I ended up bleeding everywhere; and nearly passing out. Then I found out that when the needle fell out of my arm an air bubble got into the nearly full bag rendering it all useless :( I then proceeded to feel sick the rest of the day.
MAN you get better post blood donation food than we do. I gave blood a month ago ish, but before that it had been over a year. Don't even have an excuse as there's a permanent blood donation centre in my city.
The last time I actually managed to give blood was the beginning of the school year, and it was fantastic because my veins weren't too small for once so I didn't get a humongous bruise. Since then I've tried twice, but my iron was too low.
i tried to give blood but it stopped after about 2 minutes - i have terrible circulation in my hands and it seems my blood just doesn't want to go down that far xD
I gave blood. I felt great about the act, on a moral standpoint.. but damn I really hate needles. Wouldn't want to do it again. I almost fainted after, my blood pressure and heart rate dropped very low (my heart rate was in the 40s). I was fine after a few minutes and felt totally normal after two days.
:) Next time I donate I will get my 1 gallon pin, and I am only 18, gotta love the double apheresis machine and how it counts as two donations and saves more lives :D
There are so many words in here that don't sound right to my British ears. Such as 'capillaries' and 'aveoli' said by me as - cap-i-llaries and av-ey-O-lie
Too terrified of needles to give blood, plus I wasn't old enough until this year, but I'm going to try to be brave in two weeks at my school's next blood drive.
Just some quick information on blood transfusion treatment.
The same as any other transplant, the body tends to reject things that are foreign, and you cant just cut out your blood that's bad like a toe and be okay.
All sorts of terrible diseases are transmitted through blood transfusions, causing tons of deaths that were easily avoided.
People who have blood transfusions are TONS more likely to die than people who use bloodless surgery. So as nice as it seems... NOT GOOD.
@anidude98 Your quick information is quite misleading and parts are just wrong. The most common reaction, when there is a reaction, when receiving a blood transfusion is hives, mild itching or fever. This is usually treated with anti-histamines and is no big deal.
For unknown reason in VERY RARE cases lung injury (TRALI) occurs but is very treatable and most people recover. Those who die from TRALI were usually very sick prior to the transfusion.
@anidude98 Any blood-borne infections are the fault of the screening process where the blood is taken not on the transfusion its self. Every donation is tested and screened (in the U.S.) so the chances of you receiving an illness from donated blood is for all practical purposes zero.
There is the possibility of an iron overload when receiving a transfusion which is treatable with iron chelation therapy and is not fatal.
There is the hymolytic reaction which you get when you receive the wrong
@anidude98 blood type but any time you receive a transfusion your blood is tested (very quickly) to see what your blood type is and what you can receive.
The rarest of them all is Graft versus Host disease which the white blood cells of the donated blood attack the cells of the the recipient and it can cause fever, rash and diarrhea. It is not fatal but it is a risk.
When you say people who have blood transfusion are TONS more likely to die than people who use bloodless surgery is wrong.
@anidude98 If you are in a situation where you need blood to live there is no other alternative. You will die 100% of the time when you do not receive blood that you need. There is not substitution that has anywhere near the success rate of blood transfusion. So please take the time to donate. You will save a life.
I tried once cause I was once saved by donated blood, but it didn't work out too well so they made me stop. In my opinion I was doing just fine but apparently your head isn't allowed to feel heavy.
I have never given blood. :\ I want to because I know it's good and stuff, but needles scare me. I'm hoping one day I'll actually build up the courage and give blood.
I gave blood last month. The blood donation system here in the Netherlands is really good =) It's not run by the government they track all their donors and you can get called in once you're ready for another donation and theres a need for blood in your area. Neat =D Im a registrated donor so I get called upon to donate once every 4 months or so
@twisto don't say that! everyone is good at diffrent thing. i am terrible at science and biology, but I am a nerdfighter (and i speak latin, frensh, dutch, english and i also understand some spanish an Romanian so you know i wouldn't consider myself dumb, yet i don't know a thing about science stuff ;D
I gave blood two wednesdays ago and I am also a blood stud with O-negative. It was pretty awesome because It took less than five minutes for me to fill a 1 liter bag. The nurse also complimented me on my 62 bpm heart rate and asked if I'm a runner. Donating blood is so awesome!
Hank, I'm using this video to explain the circulatory system to my EMT students. I think it might be the only way they'll get it.
I'm AB+ (the universal recipient!), and I give blood every 2 months, or as often as they'll let me since I'm slightly anemic. All of my blood goes to our local blood bank, which supplies blood to hospitals in our region. All blood collected for this blood bank stays local, unlike Red Cross which can end up anywhere in the country. :-)
The speed.... It's incomprehensible! Also, is the whole "acidy, H+, Thing" the reason your muscles feel like they're on fire when you do a lot of running, or is it just cause I'm ridiculously unhealthy. EPIGENETIC FAIL!
I use to donate regularly as a method for getting over an aversion to needles, getting use to the pain and all so I wouldn't twitch. Can't anymore because of medical problems.
Well, I'm 16, scared of needles, and I don't like the sight of blood. I'm also not the biggest fan of pain. I don't think I'll be giving any blood any time soon.
I actually was breathing small amounts of Carbon monoxide between age 3-11 due to a leak at home and being away from it gave me headaches and random pains threw out my body it got to the point where it was seeping out threw the pores in my skin and slightly altered my brain chemistry, when friends came over to my house they became ill within two hours and were throwing up at my house every time while i felt fine because my immune system took it in as normal, so basicly i had poisonous skin once.
Wow, so many people can't give blood...quite sad! I recently can give blood (I was in Belize and had to wait a year to make sure I don't have malaria in me), so now I just have to find a time when (a) the blood van is on campus (b) I've eaten, and (c) I've had enough sleep. Probabilities are admittedly not high, but I'm optimistic. I just hope I won't have the same experience as last time--a foot-long bruise and an inability to move my arm for several weeks.
I'm O+, and I give blood every eight to ten weeks!
If you can't find a blood drive near you, call your local hospitals. Chances are good they have a blood donation center (and the nurses at my hospital are WAY better at their jobs than the Red Cross people).
blood?!!!??? blood makes ppl sick??!??!? thats seriously crazy... it's just blood...were you raised by a hemo phobe or something!! its blood get over it its natural, its normal... its healthy... the worlds a bad place so? wer exposed to blood on a daily basis!! get the frappucino over it i swear r yiu one of those ppl that r afraid of everything!?? its blood BLOOD B-L-O-O-D BLOOD its natural, healthy and the worlds a bad place... GET USED TO IT!!! ITS JUST STINKIN BLOOD! UR CRAZY!
I really want to be able to give blood when my school has their annual blood drive, but alas, I'm too young. Once I'm a bi 9lder I definatly want to do it. Anyone know the age restrictions for the red cross?
I think donating blood is one of the coolest and most awesome things that people do, I mean you are giving a bit of yourself to make sure people live! Though I am very happy and grateful for people who give blood it also makes me sad when I see blood buses because I know I cant donate blood, not because of some biological disorder but because I'm a gay man. Oh well I shall just get other people to donate until I am allowed to.
I actually received six pints of blood as part of major surgery to repair my leg after a car accident. So I'm not allowed to donate, but I would like to thank you for doing so. It saves both life AND limb.
Hey Hank. I'm a teenaged heart patient who takes digoxin to help regulate said heart problem. Should I or should I not give blood. I kinda want to but I'm not sure.
@Unknownboi88 I have mixed feelings about blood donation because of this. The part of me which wishes to save lives outweighs the part of me which knows it's wrong for you guys to be excluded based solely on sexual orientation. Hopefully the rules will change.
I can't give blood because of a chronic iron deficiency (cause my body sucks at absorbing it), and I had glandular fever a couple of years ago. I really wish I could help other people, but first I must help myself.
I'm O Neg and I donated regularly up until about two years ago and then I stopped because of some medication I was on, but yeah, donating blood is easy and doesn't hurt at all, and I'm someone who is normally quite squeamish.
Yeah, you see, I'd love to give blood...Except I wouldn't. Having a crippling fear of hypodermic needles is no fun. I really hope I don't have O-, no, I don't actually know, then I'd feel bad for all the people I could give to.
Blood is super cool. Hmm, lets see.. the last time I gave blood I think was in November. It was my fifth or sixth time and I always try to encourage people I know to donate, but unsurprisingly many of them hate the idea of needles :P Oddly enough, I always feel super jazzed whenever I donate. It always puts me in a good mood, and that's always a plus!
I've given blood twice now. I usually don't mind needles at all, but the ones they use for blood donations are so HUGE that it makes it hard not to squirm watching them shove it in your arm. :S Other than that though, no problems. I just have a hard time remembering when I'm able to give blood again to go do it.
I donated my first blood, one year ago when I turned 16. I finally reached the age to donate blood in Hong Kong so i went my friend that is 3 days older than me. :) It felt great, and they give great cookies.
I've always wanted to give blood. I have Mediterranean Anemia, which is all the fun of regular Anemia, but not.
It's a genetic mutation in my blood that tells blood-testing things that I have very low iron, even though for me, those levels are completely normal. No matter how much iron I take in, the machine will always say it's not enough. Thanks to this, I can't give blood and if I were to make babies with someone who also has it, our kid would have a black hole where a face would be.
I love the idea of donating blood and love people who can do it. My first time I nearly fainted and asked to have the needle out, at which point the bag broke creating a ft wide pool of blood with large splashes. That didn't make me as ill as having the needle in me did. my second time, I also failed to last more then 1:30 with the needle in. I'm rather skinny and barely weigh enough, so the needle feels like it's stretching me >.> but I'm trying again in a few years when I learn to eat more.
i gave blood about 2 months ago, but i clotted half way through. the interesting part was that the clot actually formed right at the tip of the needle, so when they pulled out the IV, it made a tiny suction sound, and it felt like someone was pulling off a scab waaaayyyy too early :P
I can't give blood because I have alpha thalassemia which is the cause of my anemia. It makes me sad because I have no aversion to blood (from years of blood tests and stuff), so I'd be totally fine with donating it.
I was going to give blood at a blood drive at my school last year, but they told me I couldn't because I didn't weigh enough, even though I'm actually normal for my height. A couple weeks later I asked my doctor about it and she said I should actually be able to give blood. Stupid Red Cross people.
I gave blood at the beginning of November (my first time, I had just turned 16). I found out that I am A+, and that I have teeny, tiny veins. It took 15 minutes and 3 nurses to get the needle in. GAAAAHHHHH so so painful. I'm also anemic, so I had to take 2 iron supplements to get my iron high enough to donate. But for some reason, I think I'll donate again.
I just gave blood earlier today. And it was really bad. I had to lay down for like an hour because I kept almost passing out whenever I sat up. And last time I gave blood I legitimately did pass out--woke up on the floor. And I really don't like the whole needle thing. But I'll keep giving blood because it's important and awesome :)
Elegant, yes. The circulatory system is a spectacularly awesome feat of engineering. Giving blood has absolutely no adverse effects on me (I have never felt faint), does not hurt in the slightest (though I did get a bad bruise once), and I get orange juice and a cookie, plus it makes me feel wonderful inside. I also have the most common type of blood known to humankind, so I'm not frequently sought out, but I am nevertheless very well treated. Don't forget to drink water to plump those veins.
@meghantucker1998 I feel ya, I litraly KO'd a dentist who would not get the needle out my gum, it then took 4 men to pin me down and get it all over with (I was 14 at the time)
okay i love that you put spike in the vampire thing
jaynethebloody 7 hours ago
Only on volgbrothers videos can you find people complaining because they can't give blood ;)
taliby13 17 hours ago
I've always wanted to be a blood donor, but I found out I have a form of low blood pressure. It's something that makes me healthier, like smaller chances of getting heart attacks... But it also means I can faint quite easily and giving blood would trigger that, making me a hazard to myself for a couple of days after giving blood. Shit
Toldasor 1 day ago
In five months i'll be old enough to give blood, needless to say I'm quite excited.
dontlookbackmylove 1 day ago
i just kinda tuned out after Hank started talking about blood cells
thebhamkitty 1 day ago
I had a horrible experience the last time I gave blood. For some reason it was extremely painful that time, the needle fell out of my arm and I ended up bleeding everywhere; and nearly passing out. Then I found out that when the needle fell out of my arm an air bubble got into the nearly full bag rendering it all useless :( I then proceeded to feel sick the rest of the day.
RockinTheBassGuitar 1 day ago
Grandmas Cookies!
rickyz116 1 day ago
poiesis is from greek babes ;p
MakeThisSongbirdSing 1 day ago
DFTBA - Best combination of 5 letters EVER?! ;D
MZZenyl 2 days ago
I learned a lesson today. If I want to be flexible, I need to remove several of my vital organs.
derFischmoerder 2 days ago 3
I'm LGBT; so I'm banned from giving blood because of the draconian system in my country (Rep. of Ireland). Boom. =/
WelcomeToTheWolf 2 days ago
I gave blood for the first time in October of last year :)
I would've given some in December but I was on antibiotics :(
JenasaurousRex16 2 days ago
Over four minutes..?
Runnyscape20 3 days ago
MAN you get better post blood donation food than we do. I gave blood a month ago ish, but before that it had been over a year. Don't even have an excuse as there's a permanent blood donation centre in my city.
xylophonefairy 3 days ago
I don't weight enough and nor am I old enough D;
heyitskriti 3 days ago
You are way better than my science teacher,especially because i can rewind you if i don't understand what's happening ^^
TheCiaobellina 3 days ago
I'm not straight enough to give blood. :(
shoyrurox 4 days ago 5
FOOD-GASM!!!
SuperZanBoy 4 days ago
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SuperZanBoy 4 days ago
The last time I actually managed to give blood was the beginning of the school year, and it was fantastic because my veins weren't too small for once so I didn't get a humongous bruise. Since then I've tried twice, but my iron was too low.
thevampirefrog06 4 days ago in playlist DFTBA University
I'm not healthy enough to give blood :(
tappybee 5 days ago
I showed this to my high school science class. The worst they said about it was, "He talks to fast." I LOL'd so hard!
air64000 5 days ago
i tried to give blood but it stopped after about 2 minutes - i have terrible circulation in my hands and it seems my blood just doesn't want to go down that far xD
sophieceejayable 5 days ago
Did you get free cookies at the blood donation place?
JoeBowCoe 6 days ago
I gave blood. I felt great about the act, on a moral standpoint.. but damn I really hate needles. Wouldn't want to do it again. I almost fainted after, my blood pressure and heart rate dropped very low (my heart rate was in the 40s). I was fine after a few minutes and felt totally normal after two days.
UnknownXV 6 days ago
I gave blood last week
robman8855 6 days ago
I gave blood last.....November? I gave double reds and it was an interesting experience because they had to pump the plasma back into me twice.
42ndPaperclip 6 days ago
i thought my blood would be greenish! was not... :)
sidhunp 6 days ago
arteries hank, arteries with oxygen... unless you meant pulmonary vein... you can drop the essss n ur good;)
sidhunp 6 days ago
I've always wanted to donate blood, since I am O-, but now I get so squeamish I pass out ;(
imperfectme125 1 week ago
:) Next time I donate I will get my 1 gallon pin, and I am only 18, gotta love the double apheresis machine and how it counts as two donations and saves more lives :D
ReanimatedBit 1 week ago
I love that I can understand every word of this. By the way, hemoglobin bound to carbon monoxide is called carboxyhemoglobin.
musicmama888 1 week ago
@rx8on19ss actually there are many other alternatives..
wwwDOTjw-mediaDOTorg/vid/vid01e.htm
I also have reasons to just not take blood as a Jehovah's Witness, since blood is holy, and we were told not to take it into us..
anidude98 1 week ago
O negative or O posative :D
MrThrift123 1 week ago
ADVENTURE TIME REFERENCE!!!
BreChristie 1 week ago
There are so many words in here that don't sound right to my British ears. Such as 'capillaries' and 'aveoli' said by me as - cap-i-llaries and av-ey-O-lie
Fallingleaves79 1 week ago
the advert next to this video, is for the blood donation people, i think they're tryna tell me something here
xxxERC5046xxx 1 week ago
i want to say "negatotal blood stud" in my next human genetics class.
maggi007 1 week ago
Adventure Time :D
Okay I need to try corndogs
N3RDYG0GGLES 1 week ago
Thank you Hank, I used this to add another level of complexity to a rather boring biology paper
yourworstnightmar231 1 week ago
Too terrified of needles to give blood, plus I wasn't old enough until this year, but I'm going to try to be brave in two weeks at my school's next blood drive.
chikeerafish 1 week ago
Hank there is an error in your video...you placed Edward Cullen among the vampires.
42KillerBunny 1 week ago
By the way all of the information I posted below can be verified at the Mayo Clinic. Google it and when you get there search for Blood Transfusion
rx8on19ss 1 week ago
I learned more about biology watching this video than I did in a whole year in science class.
Cloverstar333 1 week ago
I have O- too :D
11BowtiesAreCool11 1 week ago
Just some quick information on blood transfusion treatment.
The same as any other transplant, the body tends to reject things that are foreign, and you cant just cut out your blood that's bad like a toe and be okay.
All sorts of terrible diseases are transmitted through blood transfusions, causing tons of deaths that were easily avoided.
People who have blood transfusions are TONS more likely to die than people who use bloodless surgery. So as nice as it seems... NOT GOOD.
anidude98 1 week ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@anidude98 Your quick information is quite misleading and parts are just wrong. The most common reaction, when there is a reaction, when receiving a blood transfusion is hives, mild itching or fever. This is usually treated with anti-histamines and is no big deal.
For unknown reason in VERY RARE cases lung injury (TRALI) occurs but is very treatable and most people recover. Those who die from TRALI were usually very sick prior to the transfusion.
rx8on19ss 1 week ago
@anidude98 Any blood-borne infections are the fault of the screening process where the blood is taken not on the transfusion its self. Every donation is tested and screened (in the U.S.) so the chances of you receiving an illness from donated blood is for all practical purposes zero.
There is the possibility of an iron overload when receiving a transfusion which is treatable with iron chelation therapy and is not fatal.
There is the hymolytic reaction which you get when you receive the wrong
rx8on19ss 1 week ago
@anidude98 blood type but any time you receive a transfusion your blood is tested (very quickly) to see what your blood type is and what you can receive.
The rarest of them all is Graft versus Host disease which the white blood cells of the donated blood attack the cells of the the recipient and it can cause fever, rash and diarrhea. It is not fatal but it is a risk.
When you say people who have blood transfusion are TONS more likely to die than people who use bloodless surgery is wrong.
rx8on19ss 1 week ago
@anidude98 If you are in a situation where you need blood to live there is no other alternative. You will die 100% of the time when you do not receive blood that you need. There is not substitution that has anywhere near the success rate of blood transfusion. So please take the time to donate. You will save a life.
rx8on19ss 1 week ago
I havnt given blood but I have had 10 blood tests in my life (I'm 16) and I fainted once because of it. I'm b- I think.
Ukid111 1 week ago
I tried once cause I was once saved by donated blood, but it didn't work out too well so they made me stop. In my opinion I was doing just fine but apparently your head isn't allowed to feel heavy.
TransgressiveInkgirl 1 week ago
I give blood regularly because like Hank, i'm O negative.
audiotable 1 week ago in playlist DFTBA University
i gave bloob 0
tgmann302 1 week ago
sorry, I have a phobea of needles and all things that intend to stick into me :/ I would love to *sarcasm not intended* but I really don't want to :P
ligzreadathon 1 week ago
I have never given blood. :\ I want to because I know it's good and stuff, but needles scare me. I'm hoping one day I'll actually build up the courage and give blood.
mthsbandrocks 1 week ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I gave blood last month. The blood donation system here in the Netherlands is really good =) It's not run by the government they track all their donors and you can get called in once you're ready for another donation and theres a need for blood in your area. Neat =D Im a registrated donor so I get called upon to donate once every 4 months or so
IvarHuisman 1 week ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I'm not worthy of wanting to be part of this community :( i'm not smart enough
twisto 2 weeks ago
@twisto domt worry im a 6th grader. DFTBA
moviemoviemadness 2 weeks ago
@twisto don't say that! everyone is good at diffrent thing. i am terrible at science and biology, but I am a nerdfighter (and i speak latin, frensh, dutch, english and i also understand some spanish an Romanian so you know i wouldn't consider myself dumb, yet i don't know a thing about science stuff ;D
lunatheawesomee 2 weeks ago
I got thrown out of countless blood banks because I showed up drunk.
puregenius7112 2 weeks ago
I'm not old enough to give blood ;(
sophiezbff 2 weeks ago 40
@sophiezbff I don't weigh enough to give blood :(
murderingmondays 6 days ago 21
@murderingmondays Hey it's better than me. According to the Red Cross I'm not heterosexual enough.
GoldenNinja13 4 days ago
@murderingmondays I seriously hate needles and blood XD so I would REFUSE
TgicOlivia 3 days ago
@sophiezbff My school's blood drive is 3 days before my 16th birthday. Almost old enough... T.T
runescapenrd 4 days ago
I can't give blood. Vegetarian... We are hated by blood banks... Naw, I just don't have enough iron. Sad face. :(
KaylatardandPoncho 2 weeks ago
@KaylatardandPoncho I have low iron alot, I take a iron pill before I go and I am usually fine.
11BowtiesAreCool11 1 week ago
ADVENTURE TIME!!
tomatosniffer 2 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
oh... so the root 'poe' has to do with creation or generation? (cool if it does. onomatopoeia poetry!!!!!!!!)
bluebanshee3 2 weeks ago
WWWWOOOO!!!! LEARNING IS FUN!!!
THE MORE YOU KNOW!
GO JOE!!!
I mean Hank! GO HANK!
TactownGirl 2 weeks ago
No edge...
smileygirl123ish 2 weeks ago
I gave blood two wednesdays ago and I am also a blood stud with O-negative. It was pretty awesome because It took less than five minutes for me to fill a 1 liter bag. The nurse also complimented me on my 62 bpm heart rate and asked if I'm a runner. Donating blood is so awesome!
MrWally360 2 weeks ago in playlist DFTBA University
Hank, I'm using this video to explain the circulatory system to my EMT students. I think it might be the only way they'll get it.
I'm AB+ (the universal recipient!), and I give blood every 2 months, or as often as they'll let me since I'm slightly anemic. All of my blood goes to our local blood bank, which supplies blood to hospitals in our region. All blood collected for this blood bank stays local, unlike Red Cross which can end up anywhere in the country. :-)
Suzidoodle 2 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
It really bugs me that American English leaves the "a" out of so many words, such as haemoglobin :/
crayolaupyournose 2 weeks ago
@crayolaupyournose It really bothers me how British English adds all these extra letters that don't need to be there.
bailey9695 2 weeks ago in playlist DFTBA University
@bailey9695 we just like sounding smart knowing how to spell them and because letters are there to use so lets stuff as many as we can into one word
kirawalshii 2 weeks ago
I'm not allowed to, because of medical problems
mokanger97 3 weeks ago
that ending was great xD
NatalieMcMurry 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
Why can't you be my Science teacher? :\ But it's to late now...
mizzfreak 3 weeks ago
I had to give blood to the doctor if that counts.....they wanted to see if I had any signs of diabetes..... I'm 12 and normal-weighted.....:/
Testra1000 3 weeks ago
@Testra1000 It could be the 2nd type of diabetes, the low blood sugar one, you dont have to be over-weight for that?
KardiganBlackCat 2 weeks ago
buffy vampires are the only vampires
Surf4Ever24 3 weeks ago
You should talk about blood types and platelets and the lypmatic system and adventure time is awesome!!
sakultonra 3 weeks ago
They never take my blood. I wish the would. Then i could feel like im saving lives...
1337frog 3 weeks ago
The speed.... It's incomprehensible! Also, is the whole "acidy, H+, Thing" the reason your muscles feel like they're on fire when you do a lot of running, or is it just cause I'm ridiculously unhealthy. EPIGENETIC FAIL!
madmanJSK 3 weeks ago
i have never given blood because i'm not old enough yet i might possibly when i'm older not sure though i get a but thingy around needles
Jacintaissocoollike 3 weeks ago
I can't give blood because I've had Lyme disease....stupid ticks.
lunabelle210 3 weeks ago
ha, I have A- too. People love my blood
bluewolftwilight 3 weeks ago
wow my brain hurts now
MrSplash94 3 weeks ago
BE MY SCIENCE TEACHER.
UntitledBroadcast 3 weeks ago
@UntitledBroadcast SciSHOW!
GONEmypurpleflapjack 3 weeks ago
I use to donate regularly as a method for getting over an aversion to needles, getting use to the pain and all so I wouldn't twitch. Can't anymore because of medical problems.
KittenKoder 3 weeks ago
@KittenKoder That's so bad ass! (Not the medical problems, those tend to suck.)
DFTBA
GONEmypurpleflapjack 3 weeks ago
@GONEmypurpleflapjack Why thank you. Face your fears! It's fun ad profitable.
KittenKoder 3 weeks ago
@KittenKoder I'm afraid of elevators, so my fear is actually good becuase stairs are good exercise.
GONEmypurpleflapjack 3 weeks ago
I think we could use hemoglobins to get rid of excess carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.
banana71suckers 3 weeks ago
Oh thank God I was looking through old vlogbrothers videos and found this, I have a test on the circulatory system in three days.
ElizabethHCooper 3 weeks ago 29
@ElizabethHCooper Same here! My AP Bio class just covered this.
cashmann907 3 weeks ago
Right when you said "the air that you just breathed in" I exhaled :D
Storm13Cloud 3 weeks ago
@Storm13Cloud Don't you mean inhaled? :P
xPrincessKx 3 weeks ago
@xPrincessKx No... I did not inhale :/
Storm13Cloud 3 weeks ago
Well, I'm 16, scared of needles, and I don't like the sight of blood. I'm also not the biggest fan of pain. I don't think I'll be giving any blood any time soon.
KaishaLouise129 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I have hemophilia... I can't give blood :(
theycallsmefatguy 3 weeks ago
a while ago.. last time i tried my haemoglobin levels were to low :/
Casssssie248 3 weeks ago
how did you know that my names jon?
TheSGOProductions 3 weeks ago
5-stars for The Clash
MetaCooler 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
i'm not old enough yet to give blood
bjg223 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
Thank You Nerdfighteria... Got An A+ In Biology =) NERDFIGHTERS FTW
StickmanShot 3 weeks ago
I have thalassemia, so I can't give blood. :(
theEumenides 3 weeks ago
I actually was breathing small amounts of Carbon monoxide between age 3-11 due to a leak at home and being away from it gave me headaches and random pains threw out my body it got to the point where it was seeping out threw the pores in my skin and slightly altered my brain chemistry, when friends came over to my house they became ill within two hours and were throwing up at my house every time while i felt fine because my immune system took it in as normal, so basicly i had poisonous skin once.
INEEDADAMUSERNAME 3 weeks ago
Yes, sir, Mr. Green.
PykohYT 3 weeks ago
Wow, so many people can't give blood...quite sad! I recently can give blood (I was in Belize and had to wait a year to make sure I don't have malaria in me), so now I just have to find a time when (a) the blood van is on campus (b) I've eaten, and (c) I've had enough sleep. Probabilities are admittedly not high, but I'm optimistic. I just hope I won't have the same experience as last time--a foot-long bruise and an inability to move my arm for several weeks.
Rithene 3 weeks ago
I only weigh like 98 pounds and I unfortunately do not think I weigh enough to give blood. Lame.
Jennatori7 4 weeks ago
You are now breathing manually *Troll face*
Mtierney21 4 weeks ago
It makes me happy that you said The Clash, and not the Sex Pistols.
stude444 4 weeks ago
I really like that people are still commenting on this every hour or so A YEAR LATER. Nerdfighters=awesome.
ladyunemo 4 weeks ago
I wish I could give blood but I'm borderline anemic, and I hardly have enough blood to support my own body...
LauraaMarieC 4 weeks ago
Adventure Time!
bubchub123 4 weeks ago
It's amazing how our bodies can constantly do these amazing things without us even realizing or understanding it.
controllerfreak78 4 weeks ago
poetry and all related words are actually greek words :P
elizadakid 4 weeks ago
I'm O+, and I give blood every eight to ten weeks!
If you can't find a blood drive near you, call your local hospitals. Chances are good they have a blood donation center (and the nurses at my hospital are WAY better at their jobs than the Red Cross people).
qwrites 4 weeks ago
I don't think they'd let me even if I wasn't afraid of needles. (I'm borderline underweight)
JessieBradleyMusic 1 month ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I'm O+. So close to universal!!
HeyLookItsAlice 1 month ago
0:50 anyone notice the (EXTREMELY HOTT) image of spike from buffy the vampire slayer?? TwT
drogonchick 1 month ago
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blood?!!!??? blood makes ppl sick??!??!? thats seriously crazy... it's just blood...were you raised by a hemo phobe or something!! its blood get over it its natural, its normal... its healthy... the worlds a bad place so? wer exposed to blood on a daily basis!! get the frappucino over it i swear r yiu one of those ppl that r afraid of everything!?? its blood BLOOD B-L-O-O-D BLOOD its natural, healthy and the worlds a bad place... GET USED TO IT!!! ITS JUST STINKIN BLOOD! UR CRAZY!
drogonchick 1 month ago
I really want to be able to give blood when my school has their annual blood drive, but alas, I'm too young. Once I'm a bi 9lder I definatly want to do it. Anyone know the age restrictions for the red cross?
McGeek1220 1 month ago
@McGeek1220 I think it's 16 with parental consent? Don't quote me on that though.
I'm sure it's on the red cross website somewhere.
sabresister 1 month ago
I'm too skinny to donate.
Darkwiccawillow 1 month ago
as a fellow O Negative donor, thank you for donating. it's awesome stuff, the idea of saving a life. :)
stessaboi 1 month ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I think donating blood is one of the coolest and most awesome things that people do, I mean you are giving a bit of yourself to make sure people live! Though I am very happy and grateful for people who give blood it also makes me sad when I see blood buses because I know I cant donate blood, not because of some biological disorder but because I'm a gay man. Oh well I shall just get other people to donate until I am allowed to.
MrDavePhil 1 month ago 4
but...i hate corndogs =(
desde11 1 month ago
thanx dude now i dont need to study that system for my test
diblover9 1 month ago
I'm A+ blood type. I would have been SCREWED during the DW Christmas Invasion.
ashliebelle 1 month ago 70
@ashliebelle Me too, apparently. I forgot I was A+... I thought I looked at mine when I watched that episode...
Teen4thelight 2 weeks ago
Thank you Yuotube, now i can slow down the videos so i can understand.
JunkishTelevision 1 month ago
wait if you're giving blood aren't you technically just bleeding into a tube which emptys into a bag?
OMGChicks1 1 month ago
I can't give blood because I'm too skinny. :(
RodaSmash 1 month ago
I actually received six pints of blood as part of major surgery to repair my leg after a car accident. So I'm not allowed to donate, but I would like to thank you for doing so. It saves both life AND limb.
souricurry 1 month ago
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Nothing binds to corndogs but corndogs bind people... well they bind me.
Balatocadru 1 month ago
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Balatocadru 1 month ago
Hey Hank. I'm a teenaged heart patient who takes digoxin to help regulate said heart problem. Should I or should I not give blood. I kinda want to but I'm not sure.
Sandclaw123 1 month ago
I'm trolling
Spetsnaz1991 1 month ago
I'm O + which is not the universal blood type but is the next most compatible blood type.
I don't give blood because the red cross has out dated ideas about sex and sexuality which means they refuse to take my blood...
Unknownboi88 1 month ago 33
@Unknownboi88
Please don't blame the Red Cross for following outdated federal mandates regarding blood donation. They don't have a choice.
socorrolime 3 weeks ago
@socorrolime Its not a Federal mandate I'm in Australia and the US government has no authority here
Unknownboi88 3 weeks ago
@Unknownboi88 I have mixed feelings about blood donation because of this. The part of me which wishes to save lives outweighs the part of me which knows it's wrong for you guys to be excluded based solely on sexual orientation. Hopefully the rules will change.
Suzidoodle 2 weeks ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I can't give blood because of a chronic iron deficiency (cause my body sucks at absorbing it), and I had glandular fever a couple of years ago. I really wish I could help other people, but first I must help myself.
BirdGirlSami 1 month ago
I'm O Neg and I donated regularly up until about two years ago and then I stopped because of some medication I was on, but yeah, donating blood is easy and doesn't hurt at all, and I'm someone who is normally quite squeamish.
Teobi1 1 month ago
Yeah, you see, I'd love to give blood...Except I wouldn't. Having a crippling fear of hypodermic needles is no fun. I really hope I don't have O-, no, I don't actually know, then I'd feel bad for all the people I could give to.
Also, my cat is making snoring sounds
BlueEyedGreyWolf 1 month ago
Blood is super cool. Hmm, lets see.. the last time I gave blood I think was in November. It was my fifth or sixth time and I always try to encourage people I know to donate, but unsurprisingly many of them hate the idea of needles :P Oddly enough, I always feel super jazzed whenever I donate. It always puts me in a good mood, and that's always a plus!
snowgrett14 1 month ago
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snowgrett14 1 month ago
The sad thing is, I also talk that fast
TheMike16112 1 month ago
I've given blood twice now. I usually don't mind needles at all, but the ones they use for blood donations are so HUGE that it makes it hard not to squirm watching them shove it in your arm. :S Other than that though, no problems. I just have a hard time remembering when I'm able to give blood again to go do it.
talye05 1 month ago
I donated my first blood, one year ago when I turned 16. I finally reached the age to donate blood in Hong Kong so i went my friend that is 3 days older than me. :) It felt great, and they give great cookies.
rainydayz247 1 month ago in playlist 更多由vlogbrothers提供的影片
I've always wanted to give blood. I have Mediterranean Anemia, which is all the fun of regular Anemia, but not.
It's a genetic mutation in my blood that tells blood-testing things that I have very low iron, even though for me, those levels are completely normal. No matter how much iron I take in, the machine will always say it's not enough. Thanks to this, I can't give blood and if I were to make babies with someone who also has it, our kid would have a black hole where a face would be.
MisterDannySir 1 month ago
What would haemoglobin be if oxygn was vegetarian?
oogellyboogelly 1 month ago
I love the idea of donating blood and love people who can do it. My first time I nearly fainted and asked to have the needle out, at which point the bag broke creating a ft wide pool of blood with large splashes. That didn't make me as ill as having the needle in me did. my second time, I also failed to last more then 1:30 with the needle in. I'm rather skinny and barely weigh enough, so the needle feels like it's stretching me >.> but I'm trying again in a few years when I learn to eat more.
ColaKitty9595 1 month ago
I tried giving blood once. Thy said I don't weigh enough to donate :(
bellmandi86 1 month ago
i gave blood about 2 months ago, but i clotted half way through. the interesting part was that the clot actually formed right at the tip of the needle, so when they pulled out the IV, it made a tiny suction sound, and it felt like someone was pulling off a scab waaaayyyy too early :P
superspoony94 1 month ago
Cant deal with needles :( Wish I could
graymalkin1234 1 month ago
I can't give blood because I have alpha thalassemia which is the cause of my anemia. It makes me sad because I have no aversion to blood (from years of blood tests and stuff), so I'd be totally fine with donating it.
ScaraFiggy 1 month ago in playlist DFTBA University
I was going to give blood at a blood drive at my school last year, but they told me I couldn't because I didn't weigh enough, even though I'm actually normal for my height. A couple weeks later I asked my doctor about it and she said I should actually be able to give blood. Stupid Red Cross people.
HungryLionCAT 1 month ago in playlist Weitere Videos von vlogbrothers
I wish I could give blood. Unfortunately, I'm medicated for depression/anxiety up to my eyeballs, and I'm anemic. So they don't want my blood. =/
MissMaggieAlice 1 month ago in playlist More videos from vlogbrothers
I gave blood at the beginning of November (my first time, I had just turned 16). I found out that I am A+, and that I have teeny, tiny veins. It took 15 minutes and 3 nurses to get the needle in. GAAAAHHHHH so so painful. I'm also anemic, so I had to take 2 iron supplements to get my iron high enough to donate. But for some reason, I think I'll donate again.
ilove2run89 1 month ago
I have hemophobia. This video killed me. And biology classes.
Inspiremeokay 1 month ago 17
i sometimes forget he's a biochem major.
cupcakes1348 1 month ago
I just gave blood earlier today. And it was really bad. I had to lay down for like an hour because I kept almost passing out whenever I sat up. And last time I gave blood I legitimately did pass out--woke up on the floor. And I really don't like the whole needle thing. But I'll keep giving blood because it's important and awesome :)
TimeAgent007 2 months ago in playlist DFTBA University
I'm not allowed to give blood, which upsets me because I really want to!
lizzibellroar 2 months ago
Elegant, yes. The circulatory system is a spectacularly awesome feat of engineering. Giving blood has absolutely no adverse effects on me (I have never felt faint), does not hurt in the slightest (though I did get a bad bruise once), and I get orange juice and a cookie, plus it makes me feel wonderful inside. I also have the most common type of blood known to humankind, so I'm not frequently sought out, but I am nevertheless very well treated. Don't forget to drink water to plump those veins.
northerndarklight7 2 months ago
I think my local blood bank has that exact tablecloth on the snack table...
Alaezabell 2 months ago
@meghantucker1998 I feel ya, I litraly KO'd a dentist who would not get the needle out my gum, it then took 4 men to pin me down and get it all over with (I was 14 at the time)
89Eaglesons 2 months ago