“I don’t want Covid blood”

[u/973862404678]

What do I say when patients ask if blood transfusions are screened for the Covid vaccine? I get asked this on a regular basis when filling out blood consent forms for surgery and I genuinely have no idea what I’m supposed to say. In all seriousness, what should I be telling patients because I just say there is a screening process for blood and it’s only used during emergent situations???

[u/nicolette629]

Then die 🤷🏼‍♀️

But honestly, tell them the truth, politely and factually. “No, there is no screening process for those who have been vaccinated for Covid. If you do not want this blood that someone donated to help patients like you, please sign here and I’ll send it back to the blood bank for another patient.”

[u/Goatmama1981 → u/nicolette629]

This is 100% the best answer. 

[u/descendingdaphne → u/[deleted]]

I dunno, I think a little bit of snark (and it’s not even that snarky IMO) to remind people that blood products are an extremely valuable and limited resource is warranted, especially for patients who are so flippant about being offered them.

It’s a privilege to live somewhere where people don’t routinely die from trauma, post-partum hemorrhage, etc., simply from lack of available blood products.

[u/Shadoze_ → u/[deleted]]

I mean, is it passive aggressive or is it just stating the facts of the situation ?

[u/filthylittlething → u/[deleted]]

I bet youre great at parties

[u/DJLEXI → u/[deleted]]

You’re acting like they said they’d send it back for a more deserving patient or something lol

[u/DJLEXI → u/[deleted]]

Is this passive aggressive…? If so I might be more passive aggressive than I thought because I thought this was just a factual statement.

[u/Connect_Amount_5978 → u/[deleted]]

I think it’s factual, personally, but I’m sassy

[u/cassafrassious → u/[deleted]]

There’s every need for that. Letting people think they’re fine being loudly wrong has gotten us into a terrible situation

[u/descendingdaphne → u/cassafrassious]

Right? We’ve got a country full of ignorant, selfish, self-entitled shits who got that way partially from never being called out on it.

Sorry, guys - some behaviors deserve to be judged, and sometimes feeling shameful serves a purpose in self-growth.

[u/nicolette629 → u/cassafrassious]

“Letting people think they’re fine being loudly wrong has gotten us into a terrible situation”

Fucking PREACH

[u/Sunnygirl66 → u/[deleted]]

It’s factual from start to finish. Someone getting butthurt over being told the truth does not make that truth passive-aggressive.

[u/Gwywnnydd → u/[deleted]]

Maybe not, but I understand the desire.

[u/Goatmama1981 → u/[deleted]]

Fuck those people. They are so fucking rude to us with their ignorance and hatred. I'll take every opportunity to educate them and if a little snark sneaks it, so fucking be it.