Do you remember when the
last time was, you have undergone for a blood group test (blood test).
Although, most of us would have gone for a blood test, sometimes in past, this
might be mostly when one has seen ill-health.
Majority of us, hardly
remembers their own self-blood group and very few of their family members. We don’t
have any constitutional law or act saying,”it’s must to know ones blood group
and also the near and dear ones”. It’s all depends on us to identify and
understand the benefits of knowing blood group(s). Here are my personal views:
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(A)If you remember your
blood group by seeing medical records which are of year(s) older. Please, have
a blood group test done. We don’t require any doctor prescriptions to have blood
test done. Most diagnostic centers does blood test and urine test as “combo”
pack. Cool, do have a test of both. It’s always beneficial.
(B) Now, once you are done,
you have to shoulder responsibility to knew about your family member’s blood
group too. If you don’t have any blood test reports of them, please repeat
Point A.
(C) If you care your loved
ones or cared by your dear ones(may be neighbors, best friends, distant
relatives, society people, any professional club members you have joined with
etc.,), do suggest them to have a blood test done to knew their blood group. If
anyone says, I am aware of my blood group. The next question from you should
be, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A TEST DONE, then repeat point A.
There is nothing wrong in
having blood test done. If anyone has a doubt on medical charges, I bet here,
there are very minimal, you had ever thought of. Do visit exclusive diagnostic centers
nearby, they are meant for these kind of tests only.
(D) We would have heard
,noticed or seen people talking about the requirement of particular blood group for a
person(unknown person to you) who will be undergoing a surgery some hours(days)
later.
Say, you have that particular blood group they are talking
about. Although you have determined to give your blood to help a person, it may
be your own priorities which makes you to take back-step at that moment or makes
you to ignore the situation.
There is nothing wrong in
doing so, as its purely individual discretion.
If any of us had faced above
situation(s), these lines are for you. “By knowing blood group of self and our loved
(dear) ones we can avoid any such situations to them.”
HOW CAN WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
By this time, most of us
would try to remember me about the available blood banks in hospitals, non-profit
health organizations and third-party blood banks.
I have seen many instances,
where the hospital blood bank departments say, “We have limited blood for
patient required blood”, please try to arrange from your family members or from
other sources”. Don’t you get panic when you hear this.(I wish none of us will
never listen this too, in mere future). We call to all the family members and
other sources, hoping to find one.
WE SEE MANY SMS COMING IN,
TWEETS FLOATING, here are there. Finally , the situation is under control and
the patient is safe. This ends the panic rush here. But the lesson what we
learnt and can be taught remains evergreen.
By knowing blood group, of
your own created community, it will be handy in such situations. This makes you
to be aware and create awareness among the people you see regularly.
TIPS YOU CAN USE:
(1) If
you have business card, on your business purposes its must to exchange cards.
If you can add your blood group next to name, that makes a huge difference in
helping known people and sometimes unknown too.
(2) Create
a separate group for each of your contacts,filter them by their blood groups. For this you can take support of apps.
If you feel something worthy
to be added here, please post a comment.
Thank You
