What happens if you give blood if you are under the minimum weight specified?!


Question: What happens if you give blood if you are under the minimum weight specified!?
Do they weigh you to make sure!? And what actually happens if they do take blood and you are underweight!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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If you appear to be at the 110lb minimum they may ask you to get weighed!. They did it to me when I was in high school and i was 111 1/2 lbs!.

The guidelines are in place for a reason!. It's to ensure that the most healthy viable blood is taken and used for transfusions!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes they will weigh you, and so you would not be allowed to donate!.
However if someone missed that and you were given the ok to give blood!.!.!.!.!.then afterwards you would be light headed, dizzy and nauseated!. You would probably pass out, and need to rest much longer than most patients!. It is not healthy!. that is why they put a weight limit on it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you pass out and you get a transfusion sometimes!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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