[ejo]

Whether they are gay and been active sexually

If I were to undergo an operation requiring a massive amount of blood, You better be sure I would demand clean blood as opposed to tainted (hiv)blood. In this day screening is a positive must to maintain a clean supply of blood.

[Clive]

"If I were to undergo an operation requiring a massive amount of blood, You better be sure I would demand clean blood as opposed to tainted (hiv)blood. In this day screening is a positive must to maintain a clean supply of blood."

If you are able to do so, your best bet is autologous blood donation. That way you are using your own blood.

I tried to do it before I went in for a combined quad by-pass and aortic aneurism repair but my haemoglobin count was too low. So I wound up with three units of blood from three other donors.

[Myrddin]

My son has had 4 open heart surgeries. Our standard practice has been to find safe donors for him and ensure that only the specifically donated and processed blood is used. The "cell saver" is used to recycle as much of his own blood as possible. He even "donates" for himself a couple weeks ahead. Thus far, we haven't had to use any of the blood donations. They were immediately turned over for use by other people.