The country you live in or have to be in at the moment may prevent you from donating blood depending on the period! The incident experienced by Turkish citizen İbrahim Yaşasin living in the USA contains information that will create surprise regarding the blood donation criteria.
Year: 1980 – 1996
Location: Turkey or any European country
Do you agree with this information? So maybe one day If you want to donate blood in the USA We would like to tell you that your request will not be accepted!
It is difficult to establish the connection; but the situation we mentioned above is real. It is so real that someone who has experienced this event personally. Turkish citizen even available. You will be very surprised when you learn the real reason behind this mysterious event that sounds like a form of racism!
Not racism, blood safety!
The source of the information that blood donation was not accepted in the USA from people living in Turkey or a European country between 1980 and 1996 is a Turkish citizen who lived in the USA and experienced this event personally. Long Live Abraham. Hooray, “OneBlood” in West Palm Beach, Florida applying to donate blood. When it is revealed that Yaşasin is a Turkish citizen, the institution rejects the application, saying that blood cannot be drawn from him.
Yaşasın, who cannot make any sense of what happened, states that she is against racism and complains about the institution. Exactly at this point, there comes an exit from the institution that surprises even Long live: Due to the Chernobyl disaster It turns out that it does not accept donations from donors who do not meet certain criteria. Thus, this event blood safety, not racism It seems to be an issue.
Chernobyl risk prevents blood donation
Long live; Whether he lived in Turkey, what years he lived, whether he served in the military or not, in 1986 in Turkey It is asked whether he consumes foods such as nuts, tea, eggs. thumbs up; When he said that he was in Turkey in 1986, that he had consumed the specified foods and that he was doing his military service, the institution said, In 1986, it was stated that the products sold abroad during the Chernobyl period were sent back and the returned products were distributed in various institutions such as the military and schools. He states that they do not accept blood donations not only from Turkish citizens but also from European citizens. Expressing that he did not receive any documents regarding the donation that could not be realized, Yaşasın does not hesitate to express that he appreciates such meticulousness.
Official description of OneBlood
The official statement made by OneBlood, which aims to eliminate the question marks in the minds, states that when it comes to blood donation, different factors come into play as well as Chernobyl, and that these factors come into play. It reveals that it is regulated by the US Federal Health Laws. In the statement, 21-37 in the age group Europe especially donations from its citizens are not accepted; if the reason Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) and mad cow disease (BSE) carrier are said to be probable.
Turkish Red Crescent found OneBlood right
OneBlood was right in the statement made by the Turkish Red Crescent after the incident. Turkish Red Crescent Blood Services Unit Manager Dr. Metin Kalender stated that during the donor selection, it is checked whether the donors meet certain criteria with the donor inquiry form and that it is normal for the relevant conditions to vary from country to country. Kalender underlined that the incident is a health concern rather than citizenship, and stated that OneBlood’s ‘‘It’s not racism, it’s blood safety’ reaffirmed its stance.