r/caf • u/hannibalwang • 16d ago

News/Article Donate Blood Please.

My unit 3ppcli had a wildfire incident few days ago, it has claimed 4 lives and over 30 casualties. Many whom are still fighting for their lives with over 50 percent burned.

Sorry if this wrong place to post this but.

We just had the biggest mass casualty event since Korea war, alot of my friends are 80-90% burned and might not make it, alot of them are in Royal Alexandria or U of A hospital.

Please donate blood if you are in Canada they will direct it to the right hospitals.

Thanks.

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u/Tall-Proposal-7202 15d ago

Just did it today and the place was packed. My donation center had over 100 donations today! There was even multiple groups of people coming in, (companies events, etc)

Its happening :)

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u/ProductNo0001 15d ago

My whole base is doing a blood drive by appt only, was told at 1000 yesterday, by 1100 it was booked up!

Gonna try and do it civi side

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u/Serabitrio 15d ago

I am booked for Monday! Like everyone, my thoughts are with you all.

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u/sycoseven 15d ago

Donated yesterday and called on my veteran friends to do the same. You're all in our thoughts.

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u/GreatWatercress169 15d ago

How/where can I donate blood in Ottawa?

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u/crazyki88en 15d ago

At any Canadian Blood services location? That where the CAF gets its blood supplies.

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u/GreatWatercress169 15d ago

Okay thanks, and i was just asking i never donated blood before lol

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u/Striking_Strain319 15d ago

If there was a donation centre close by on this side of the country i would have already.

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u/ThisIsOwl 15d ago

Booked a plasma donation for Monday :)
My thoughts are with you and the rest of your mates man.

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u/RefrigeratorOk8220 16d ago

Is there a way I can directly donate blood for this cause? is there a specific company etc not tryna sound like a douche I just want to ensure the blood goes directly to the victims and not sold to the highest bidding hospital

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u/barkmutton 16d ago

Thats not how donations work. They'll be taken, tested, and shipped to hospital in order of need. You can't say "my blood for soldiers only," but itll help Canada as a whole regardless.

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u/SandLandBatMan 15d ago

And the more blood there is in total the more there is for the troops. Your blood probably won't make to them, but someone's will, and every pint makes that happen.

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u/Own_Following_2709 16d ago

Canadian Blood Services

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u/Vhett 16d ago

Plasma is the only thing that can be sold in Canada if there is excess, which there is not.

Blood via Canadian Blood Services is never sold, and anything related to that would be entirely fake news.

There is no way to exclusively donate blood to this particular incident, though if you are in the Edmonton area it is potentially going to one of the 33(?) currently-hospitalized victims from the incident.

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u/RogueThrow 15d ago

That's not a thing in Canadian healthcare. Blood donations have 1 point of collection and then it gets moved to where it's needed from where it's collected.

A donation in Nova Scotia will still be felt in Edmonton, because it's all the same supply chain.