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Re: GIVING BLOOD AND VASO-VAGAL

From: BRENDAINOHIO

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I CAN'T BELIEVE I FOUND SOMEONE ELSE WHO PASSES OUT WHILE DONATING BLOOD. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN DURING BLOOD TESTS, OR ANY OTHER TIME, JUST WHEN I DONATE BLOOD. A RED CROSS WORKER SAID ITS A SELF DEFENSE MECHANISM WHEN OUR BODIES THINK IT HAS A PUNCTURE WOUND. I'VE TRIED FOUR TIMES, AND EVEN TOLD THEM TO KEEP TAKING BLOOD IF I PASS OUT, BUT PART OF THE CONDITION MAKES YOUR BLOOD VESSELS CONSTRICT, SO NO MORE BLOOD WILL COME OUT, EVEN IF YOU WANT IT TO. BEST OF LUCK.

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