NZ Blood Keyrings

[Patrick]

I found mine out via my gynae / maternity records. Just have a baby then you'll know in no time!......

How am I gonna spit it out then???????????

A simple blood test is so much easier...

and this thread is a good reminder that i must find out my blood type.

Have a baby and find out, apparently....

[MIXONE]

How am I gonna spit it out then???????????

A simple blood test is so much easier...



Have a baby and find out, apparently....

It's the getting it in there that worries me.

[Patrick]

It's the getting it in there that worries me.

My brain hurts... horrible thoughts..... Worries? Terrifies!!!!

[Squid]

I've been riding with a blood tag on my keys for while (ok 2 years I'm only 20)
Mostly coz its a handy sized tag for a bike key and stays in quite nicly and 100mumble mumble kph.

I have no idea weather they would look at that in the event of a off, as its been said it could be anyones keys/bike. I suspect they would test your blood type and give you the approved flavor....

[James Deuce]

It'll just flap around and take all the paint off the upper clamp.

[Mully]

It'll just flap around and take all the paint off the upper clamp.

Sorry, are we still talking about having babies??

[James Deuce]

If you like.

[Squid]

It'll just flap around and take all the paint off the upper clamp.

Nah bo, they soft rubbery like things. Yeah ok that sounds dodgy...

[McJim]

I found mine out via my gynae / maternity records. Just have a baby then you'll know in no time!.

Well thanks to fermented products I look pregnant. I already have to fantastic wee boys so I'll have to find a phlebotomist.

[James Deuce]

Nah bo, they soft rubbery like things. Yeah ok that sounds dodgy...

Heh! Rubber. If I wasn't so old I'm sure that would have some meaning!

Over the years though (old Old OLD) I've noticed that even keyring sheep soft toys made of wool will happily wear the paint off. Consequently I've given up key rings for the bike. I have a bike key with the disc lock key cable tied to it so it sticks straight up. I reckon a bike with a shabby cockpit is harder to sell than one with a pristine upper triple clamp.

[Squid]

Heh! Rubber. If I wasn't so old I'm sure that would have some meaning!

Over the years though (old Old OLD) I've noticed that even keyring sheep soft toys made of wool will happily wear the paint off. Consequently I've given up key rings for the bike. I have a bike key with the disc lock key cable tied to it so it sticks straight up. I reckon a bike with a shabby cockpit is harder to sell than one with a pristine upper triple clamp.

not even going to ask what you where doing with a soft woolen sheep All round the ignition area on my bike is all metal and a little plastic anyways, no paint. Bike for sale btw if anyones interested...

[Squid]

I emailed the NZ Blood service saying I rode a motorbike and that if I was in a crash and had a blood keyring what they would do. This is what was sent to me in return:

I do not think in this situation anybody will take much notice of the blood group on your key ring.

If you need blood transfusion before a sample of blood can be collected from you and blood group can be determined with certainty blood bank will issue only group O negative blood for transfusion. We will do this because transfusion of blood of wrong blood group can cause serious transfusion reaction and the blood group on the key ring is not a very reliable source of information. On the other hand group O negative blood can be transfused safely to most people.

Thank you again for your interest.

Yours sincerely,

Dr S Ghosh
Transfusion Medicine Specialist

[sunhuntin]

Have a baby and find out, apparently....

ok, so i have a baby and find out the blood type. wtf do i do with the baby after that??

might just ask next time im at the docs for any reason if they can tell me.

[chanceyy]

hmm donated many a time & never been given a key ring either .. may have to ask for one or two

RH B- as well so they love my blood

[<Rhino>]

Well thanks to fermented products I look pregnant. I already have to fantastic wee boys so I'll have to find a phlebotomist.

Most people don't even know what a phlebotomist is let alone be able to spell the word! hats off to you man.

I am a phlebotomist team leader, and can tell you with some certanty that if you go into your community lab and self request your blood type you can have a simple blood test and know your blood type in a few days. Be warned that if you self request you will most likely have to pay for the test, down here in wellytown its about 25 bucks. If you ask your doctor to do it for you, you may have to pay also as generally these tests are not covered by helathpac funding (in wellytown anyway) Blood grouping is not done routinely except for pre-surgery and maternity so chances are if you don't fall into that group it won't be on file. Its been said to death about the blood cross mathing and stuff - all very true, they will not take notice of a keyring - I just wonder why they even bother giving them away if they know they don't take notice of them!

I had my blood group tattoed on my arm when I was in the army - not through worrying about an accident here - more like if anything happend overseas in a lesser developed country!