Today, an outdated piece of news suddenly appeared, adding to the already precarious environment for blood donation. We have always known that the blood bank in the mainland has been in a state of emergency for a long time, but we don't know that Wogong exports blood products every year, and the export volume in 2021 is as high as 177.99 tons! If it is something else, 177.99 tons is not worth mentioning, but blood products are completely different! If you don't make it clear, people who donate blood for free should be angry!
First of all, blood products refer to various human plasma protein products, and the main raw material is healthy human blood. Blood is prepared through biological processes or separation and purification techniques to become a tradable biological product. According to some sources, 1 ton of blood products requires about 5 tons of fresh blood to prepare. 177.99 tons of blood products require 889.95 tons of fresh blood. Whether this number is more or less, I think there are different opinions.
Seeing this, many people take it for granted that this blood is the blood we donate for free, but this is not the case.
In our country, blood control is very strict and divided into two conditions. The most common thing we do is that volunteers donate blood on the streets, and after the blood is returned to the central blood station, it is tested for safety and then scientifically preserved. This blood is only used in hospitals for clinical emergency treatment according to the law.
The second case is commercial blood sampling, which is used to process blood products such as human blood proteins. This raw material comes from a nationally designated apheresis station and is provided by a fixed donor.
Many people have never heard of this statement at all, and even some doctors do not understand it, and it is even more difficult for the general public to distinguish between them, so there will be resistance to the export of blood products.
So, should you donate blood or not? In fact, there is no one standard answer to this question, and everyone should make a judgment based on their own situation. We cannot be misled by pseudoscience, let alone kidnapped by morality. As a member of society, we all have the responsibility and obligation to bear the consequences of the current social situation.
The current situation of blood bank emergencies may not change much, so what will happen in the future? There may be only two options: either commercialize blood or pay the price with lives. Whichever we choose, it will be a choice we make.
Whether you choose to donate blood or not, it should be based on rational thinking and personal considerations. Don't be swayed by over-exaggerated rhetoric, and don't be swayed by the moral kidnapping of others. Everyone has the right to make their own choices, but also to be aware of how their choices affect society.
Ultimately, we need to understand that our choices affect society as a whole, and that everyone should take responsibility for their own choices.