Tauranga NZ Blood Service Types O and A urgently needed

**Genestho** · 17th June 2009, 14:29

New Zealand Blood Service Urgently Need A and O blood and will be having a special collect this Saturday

8.00am – 12.00noon

Please phone 0800giveblood (0800 448 325) or Visit www.nzblood.co.nz to see if you are eligible or to book an appointment

154 – 168 Cameron Road (opposite the fire station)
Mon – Wed 8.00am – 3.00pm
Thurs 10.00am – 6.00pm
Fri 7.15am – 12 noon

Eat and drink before donating and please bring suitable I.D.

Never know when and if you might need it yourself!

Cheers

**Stirts** · 17th June 2009, 14:39

Thanks for the reminder. Can't on Saturday but will certainly get my butt down there on Monday.

Do they still provide a yummie cookie and nice cuppa after?

**Genestho** · 17th June 2009, 14:49

Good on ya mate!!! Thankyou!!!

Yep they still provide tea and bickies!!!!

**Genestho** · 17th June 2009, 18:07

Bounce!BUMP!!!! BOIOIOIOIOIIIIIIIIIIING!!!

**Genestho** · 17th June 2009, 22:03

**Little Miss Trouble** · 17th June 2009, 23:14

Shit and arse!
I feel so guilty, perfectly good O+ blood & can't donate for another two months because of a tattoo

**cambridgedan** · 17th June 2009, 23:38

I've been told that I can't give blood untill they have cleared a possible problem with somthink to do with my heart. Are you able to do a blood and tell is what blood type we are?

**Genestho** · 18th June 2009, 12:10

You'd have to call the 0800 number buddy, I'm not qualified to give advice, but I think I recall that they can check for your blood type, and I think they can do this when operating out of the mobile unit as well, but maybe just call to confirm

There's some comprehensive info at the website too

**R6_kid:Me** · 18th June 2009, 12:54

They'd have a half litre of my 'red gold' O- if the clumsy bitch last time hadn't rooted my veins in the process of putting the needle in, causing crap flow into the bag - then she had the audacity to blame it on me being 'not hydrated enough'.

**R6_kid:Me** · 18th June 2009, 12:56

Originally Posted by cambridgedan

I've been told that I can't give blood untill they have cleared a possible problem with somthink to do with my heart. Are you able to do a blood and tell is what blood type we are?

If you go in to your 'local' NZ Blood Centre they can do a finger prick and tell you.

**Genestho** · 19th June 2009, 15:51

WeeEeeeEEeeeEEeeeee

**alanzs** · 19th June 2009, 17:26

A Positive here. I give every few months.

**Highlander** · 19th June 2009, 17:34

Originally Posted by alanzs

A Positive here. I give every few months.

Snap.
I'm A+ but still have another 2 weeks before I can give blood again because it is too close to the last time.

**p.dath** · 19th June 2009, 21:17

I'm in Auckland and a regular donor. I got a call today saying they were desperately short of O+ as well and asking if I can come in, so the problem must be more widespread than just Tauranga. I wonder if they'll start testing for sswine flu ...