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Did she then use it to beat your ass?
Donating plasma is a job?
Did she then use it to beat your ass?
That's interesting, and a little surprising.
I know it's not the same, and I'm not trying to dismiss your concerns, but you can't turn somebody away from getting medical care because of their odor. What's the logistical difference between working with someone who is donating blood vs. somebody you're seeing in an amergency room?
Not really, but you could get hired to tell people they smell bad and can't donate.
Last edited by RashoFan; 07-08-2007 at 08:53 PM.
Shoogar, the people donating their plasma are not receiving medical care, unless of course they get dizzy, nauseated,have a allergic reation, heart attack,etc. For the most part, my job is to screen potential new donors. I make sure they are healthy, are not injured, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. On the ambulance, I respond, evaluate, treat and transport to a hospital for an MD to futher evaluate and treat a patient. Has this answered your question?
Not to pick on Rashofan because she is just doing her job but if I am the mother of a hemophiliac, I don't think I would give how much old e they used that morning or if they just came from the gym, if they are healthy I want them to donate.
If they just came from the gym they wouldn't be able to donate anyway, their pulse rate would be too high.
Yeah, I'm not picking on her either, because she didn't make the rule. I just don't buy the logic.
RF, I understand the technical difference in what you do at the donation center vs. on an ambulance. My point is that the reasons given for refusing perfume-wearers (allergic reaction, etc.) would be no different in ANY normal day-to-day situation where you have that kind of contact, even non-medical ones, where you wouldn't turn them away. So to me, unless there's something related to the safety of the blood, it's very specious to use that to turn away someone for donating.
And yes, people donating blood are absolutely receiving medical care. Unless they're somehow getting venopunctured by people without allied health certifications.
I understand. If they are healthy and pass all the requirements they will donate. I was pissy about her at ude toward me in regards to the SSN card thing.
True...
It is not a safety issue in regards to plasma, it is more of a courteous thing for the other donors and the phlebes. And it does( I will admit this) on how much of a pissy mood I am in. Most of the time I am cool, but some days I turn on my darker side.
You have a good point there. I submit to your logic on that point.
Your point about other donors is a good one. I hadn't thought about that. Althought I still believe it would only rarely be a problem.
It is rare. I have had to tell only one lady that her body odor was VERY strong.
I too am not picking on Rasho but on the plasma center's policy. If I can sit through a really long Christmas Mass next to someone who only shows up once a year smelling like dead fermented cow and just be thankful that person made it to church then I certainly don't care what the donor of the plasma that might save the life of myself or someone I love smells like.
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Subject: FW: They Walk Among Us ...... These are too funny!
I was at the checkout of a local K-Mart. The clerk rang up a $46.64
charge. I gave her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I
gave
it back to her and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favor
and gave her the money back. She became indignant and informed
me she was educated and knew what she was doing, and returned
the money again. I gave her the money back again...same scenario!
I departed the store with the $46.64.
...............They Walk Among Us and Many Work Retail.
I walked into a Mickey D's with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for
a sandwich. I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little
chalkboard that said "buy one-get one free." "They're already
buy-one-get-one-free," she said, "so I guess they're both free."
She handed me my free sandwiches and I walked out the door.
...............They Walk Among Us and Many Work Retail.
One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when
one of them shouted, "Look at that dead bird!" Someone looked
up at the sky and said, "Where?"
...............They Walk Among Us!
While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent
which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want
the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun
rise in the north?" When my brother explained that the sun rises
in the east, and has for sometime, she shook her head and said,
"Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff."
...............They Walk Among Us and some of them sell real
estate!!
I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day
I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call
center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific
time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific."
...............They Walk Among Us!
My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car designed to cut through
a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk.
...............They Walk Among Us!
My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases
were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2
cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a
20% discount.
..............They Walk Among Us!
I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went
to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags
never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because
she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. "Now,"
she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?"
...............They Walk Among Us!
While working at a pizza parlor I observed a man ordering a
small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked
him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it
for some time before responding. "Just cut it into 4 pieces;
I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces."
...............Yep, They Walk Among Us!
They Walk Among Us, AND they reproduce, and
WORST OF ALL............. they VOTE!!!
Now if you could just combine that with "buy-one-get-one-free", you could live off the earnings!My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases
were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2
cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a
20% discount.
I don't know if it fits under the category of stupid, but one of my co workers said I talk too much.
omg! that happened to me too when I worked at West! this was a looooong time ago, one of my first jobs... soo sick! lol. i forgot what the guy called for I just remember it was some exercise machine/equipment. Turbo something.. anyway, he kept telling me to spell it, and when I would he would tell me "slower, spell it slower" and i would spell it slower having no idea what he was doing. he had the phone on speaker, eventually i heard noises that there was no mistaking what it was!! nasty lolI worked weekend, graveyard at West telemarketing (inbound) and got asked at least a million times what color panties I was wearing, how big my s were ... and had several guys actually jerking off and *get there* before I could figure out what they were doing. It happens to all of the girls that work there...we would compare calls in the breakroom. These are the bas s that are too cheap for the 1-900 numbers, apparently. I could only stand it for about a month ... because you can't say anything back to these s.
man i have a few stories about West. one time some man called in because of a commerical about feeding starving kids in Africa. He basically ed me out with the most racist things i have ever heard saying things like "those (n-word)s need to keep their legs closed and stop making children" etc. etc. and he was yelling it at me. I had to stop and take a break (aka cry in the breakroom) after that cause it freaked me out so bad.
I'm with you. I get awful headaches from people's cologne, but donors save lives- including several I know- and their smell can be tolerated for that.
I've worked for the Postal Service for 21 years and I've heard many stupid things from customers. When the first class stamp went up .39 cents many customers would call on the phone wanting to know " How much was a .39 cents stamp!" As Charlie Brown would say, "Good grief!!"
I did also learn on here that you need your SS card to donate plasma. I do not carry mine either as it is unsafe. It's locked in my safe and I only take it if I know I need it somewhere.
Thank you! That was the point, SSN( for ID purposes only) is needed to donate plasma. It is not safe to carry it around with you all the time...only when it is needed.
I'm just surprised to learn that you need it for that. I take it for setting up a bank account or legal type matters, but I would have never guessed for plasma donation. You don't even need it to vote- they will take your driver's license if you don' have your voter's registration card.
Then again I learned this week that the bank won't take a US passport as a valid form of ID for a minor- they have to go get a Texas state ID card- but the state accepts a US passport as the only necessary do ent to get a state ID card- so go figure.
Seriously ... I'm not sure how someone smells should make a difference.
I donate blood regularly, and I've never had to show a SS card. A driver's license has always been sufficient.
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