American Blood Donors.

ShrinkingChelle
ShrinkingChelle Posts: 187
edited October 6 in Chit-Chat
Do you get paid for donating blood in USA like the portray in some movies and on tv?

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  • fitaliciag
    fitaliciag Posts: 373
    No. I donate every 56 days. I don't get paid.
  • lawtechie
    lawtechie Posts: 708 Member
    regular blood, not that I'm aware of. But for platelets and plasma you do.
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    Not for just donating blood (that I am aware of)... but i believe you can get paid for donating plasma which is a much more drawn out process (done in a hospital or docs office, not a church blood drive).
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    In Florida, you can get paid to donate plasma and/or blood in some places, but in order for it to be used for human use (as opposed to studies), it has to be a free donation. They do, however, offer incentives like a free shirt or towel and a coupon for something.
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    There are some places that pay you for your whole blood and plasma, however there are more places where people donate without expectation of financial compensation.
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    For just donating blood, no, although every once in awhile some place will offer rewards to get people to come give donations (I recall an ice cream giveaway in my area a year or two ago). However, there are facilities that will pay you to donate plasma but that's a bit more complicated from what I hear...
  • ShrinkingChelle
    ShrinkingChelle Posts: 187
    Thanks guys Ive always wondered because we dont get paid to donate up here in Canada. I always thought it was weird that you would get paid so I thought Id ask.
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    No. I donate every 56 days. I don't get paid.

    Is that whole blood? Here in Australia, we're not allowed to donate whole blood more often than every 12 weeks.
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    Thanks guys Ive always wondered because we dont get paid to donate up here in Canada. I always thought it was weird that you would get paid so I thought Id ask.

    The movies you're watching might be portraying people donating plasma but might not be spelling it out clearly. There is this stereotype that college students or poor people do it a lot since you get cash right then and can do it every so often, and I have seen that stereotype portrayed in movies/TV before.
  • bonnynblithe04
    bonnynblithe04 Posts: 123 Member
    I've never gotten a dime and I have a special, in-demand type.
  • angelbeville
    angelbeville Posts: 61
    Speaking as someone who depends upon donated plasma to survive, I thank all donors, both paid plasma donors and unpaid blood donors. I need monthly infusions of the immunoglobulin derived from plasma to give me the antibodies I don't produce. So your donations are truly lifesaving!

    And yes, the process of plasma donation as I understand it is more complicated and stringent than giving blood. In order to go into the immunoglobulin pool, a donor must donate twice, with their blood testing safe both times. The extra rigor is to insure a relatively virus-free product.

    Again - I thank you!
  • ShrinkingChelle
    ShrinkingChelle Posts: 187
    No. I donate every 56 days. I don't get paid.

    Is that whole blood? Here in Australia, we're not allowed to donate whole blood more often than every 12 weeks.

    Its 56 days in Canada too for whole blood.
  • ShrinkingChelle
    ShrinkingChelle Posts: 187
    I've never gotten a dime and I have a special, in-demand type.

    O Negative?
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