Na, the sign says this is Canada
I was going to say.
I mean, there’s a good chance they might wait a while in triage and parking can be expensive, but that’s really about it.
No, because I don’t live in america and the country I’m in does fairly well with healthcare and other social areas
It does narrow out America, at least.
Barely half. Even less then half of America.
EDIT: nope, entire america as original comment says
No, because I don’t live in america
Oh, right. Crossing out two continents. Well, that leaves with 4 continents, but one has no countries, so 3 continetns. Eurasia, Africa and Australia. Still almost entire world.
Lol no, I live in a civilised country that doesn’t do that kind of barbaric shit to people.
I don’t mean to be horrible but you should be mad. Just, not at me because i didn’t do this to you and, if i could, I’d change it in a heartbeat.
You deserve better.
All of you.
So this letter board is clearly advertising Canadian blood services. Canada’s healthcare system could use a lot of work, but it is far from the dumpster fire that American healthcare is.
If you want to shitpost about this and assume as Americans do that America is the only place, maybe try to find an image that isn’t so obviously from a country with universal healthcare.
Yup in America we donate the blood to hospitals that sell the blood… So why can’t we deduct blood donations for their monetary value on tax forms?
in America you donate blood for free, and your blood gets sold to the hospitals for 100-400 dollars. then the hospitals charge the patients who receive it even more than that.
In Canada we donate blood for free, then they sell it to America.
to top up all the dumbasses who get shot down there in actual hell
That is true. And Canadian Blood Services is still super homophobic.
Are they?
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says it plans to introduce the new behaviour-based questionnaire approach “no later” than Sept. 30. It will apply to both blood and plasma donations, outside of Quebec.
It will mean that when all donors are screened before rolling up their sleeves, they’ll be asked whether they have recently engaged in anal sex in the context of new or multiple sexual partners within the last few months. If they have, they would not be able to donate until they had gone three months without engaging in that activity.
I thought that change (2022) was the end of the discussion.
Tragically, no. I thought so too until quite recently. They did improve things but it’s pretty rough
Since a viral load can be reduced to zero through medication, HIV-positive folks can be non contagious. The use of condoms, even if the viral load is not suppressed through medication, seriously reduces the risk of HIV transmission. They don’t ask questions about condom usage. To be clear I’m not suggesting that HIV-positive folks should be donating blood, just that the actual factors for transmission are way more specific than “butt stuff = AIDS” the way that they imply. The result of this is still excluding queer folks end up getting excluded with language that’s less overtly hostile and more implicitly hostile.
The screening doesn’t exclude people based how many partners a person has slept with, or whether they have used protection (both of which are massive risk factors for transmission) and instead basically forbids anyone who engages in anal sex from donating blood.
They also are prudes about trading cocaine for sex.
The last time I donated blood (quite recently) I was asked if I had had a new sex partner or more than one sex partner the last 3 months.
I was asked if I had had sex with anyone within the last year that had previously had/ tested positive for hiv/aids.
I was asked if I had taken any hiv/aids preventers.
Is it the follow-up questions to these initial screening questions that are homophobic?
In my country you get a day off on top of being paid for your blood donation, I think you get some tax benefits on top of that too.
No, because I’m Canadian and our healthcare system actually cares about us. When I donate blood I know that it’s going to a person that needs it and they they won’t be saddled with debt for the rest of their life.
Our healthcare system cares about us, but (depending on province) our politicians don’t care about funding it properly.
Which province currently cares because I can’t think of any in Eastern Canada
I’ve been hearing nothing but good news out of Wab Kinew in Manitoba
Try having O Negative. I mean, I get it. My blood can be given to anyone regardless of their blood type. But the people who do the followup calls need to chill a little bit. Don’t worry, I’m going to donate again.you don’t have to call me every other day to remind me.
I’ve lived around and have donated to blood banks in every city I’ve lived in pretty much. The amount of calls I get asking for me to donate is absolutely insane. They don’t stop no matter what I do. I’m getting calls from places in states I haven’t lived in for like a decade.
I’m pretty sure if I ever went missing or got kidnapped at this point, the blood banks would track me down and beg me to donate way before my family or the police.
Maybe don’t give them your phone number?
This is what I’ve done since but I was inexperienced and naive the first couple states I lived lol. But they are relentless! Every single time I go they typically ask for email or phone so it’s happened where I’ll remember not to give it for most of the time but will randomly slip one day after donating cause I’m a moron. I’ve also had several places that somehow got my number and I swear I’ve never given it to them. I have no clue how they obtained it. Probably from my email or something. The place I’m currently at I have given a fake number and email so far and it seems to be working but they do ask to send confirmation emails for appointments which causes some issues so I’ve just been going when my wife goes and seeing if I can get in then or just make an appointment in person. I’m sure they’ll pry it out of me at some point 😄
I’ve been offered a points card where I can redeem mugs and T-Shirts and I was like “nah I’m good I’m not here for mugs.”
O− here too. I’d he super stoked to get those kinds of calls and I’d feel like a hero. I even signed up for the bone marrow registry who I was told reach out to you if you’re a match they need. Crickets. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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no, but i live in a real, civilized place, not the barbarian hinterlands of america
The picture is of Canada, strangely enough.
No because I live in a sane country (well, kinda… but the NHS is still free, and will remain so assuming the tories don’t get back in next election)
If it makes you feel better they’re trying to privatise healthcare here in Canada too.
It does not (without great cost)
Canadian blood services
So, little to no cost.
American blood services
Will suck the blood out of the patient and leave them bankrupt.
Are we certain that the people running healthcare institutions in the US aren’t vampires?
Definitely blood suckers.
Lol NO. Where I live we actually HELP people who need medical attention for free. Health care is included in our society. You can be in hospital for a month and will only get a bill somewhere between zero and a few hundred euros, and that will only be for some extras that you used during your stay. like cable tv or wifi or extra meals and such things
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE
MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES
FRIES FOR THE FRYER
Damn draculas
Lordy with ma hand upon the bible swear I shot the damn devil not a bitch but the popo don’t give a shit.
No, I’m German
Idk it depends, I got billed close to 1000€ by German healthcare after damaging a ligament despite me having a valid EHIC because “you’re not a German resident so you have to pay”, it took forever dealing with my own healthcare system who refunded me and I assume chased it up with your system, but still they’re a bunch of scammers
I didn’t think of their hospital bill, but last time I donated, the blood was used in Alabama, several states away. I hope the person getting my blood either got injured doing something very heroic or very funny.
You get notified of that?
That sounds really cool, and a total privacy nightmare
I got notified in which state, and that’s all. No personal identifiers, no reason why, not even the city. Just Alabama.
