getting HIV from blood transfusion why NO ONE worry

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in country like USA , UK getting infection from blood transfusion is just 1 in 3 million

but in country like India , South Africa getting infection from blood transfusion is much higher. In India every year around 1 THOUSAND gets HIV from blood transfusions.

This is like 1 / 1000 to  1 / 10000 risk of catching HIV from blood transfusion after doing LL.

in India they are not using advanced "Nat technique" to detect hiv in blood bank. So there is time window in which donated blood appear  HIV free but its actually HIV+ !

if ur getting LL in India please at least find a healthy relative who can donate you blood if you need transfusion, don't rely on blood bank! Even good doc cant control HIV spread through blood transfusion

Source:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/20500-got-hiv-through-blood-transfusion-in-11-years-data/articleshow/62827671.cms

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/blood-transfusions-infected-1342-with-hiv-in-2018-19-says-naco/articleshow/69732831.cms

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It's an article form 2018. Things have improved since then. You'll not get HIV if you are in a good hospital. Also, forget about LL if you end up in an accident in India(assuming you are an Indian) then they'll do blood transfusion without your permission. How you'll save yourself then?

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Quote from: overandover on November 15, 2022, 05:11:46 AMIt's an article form 2018. Things have improved since then. You'll not get HIV if you are in a good hospital. Also, forget about LL if you end up in an accident in India(assuming you are an Indian) then they'll do blood transfusion without your permission. How you'll save yourself then?

"Article form 2018...", yes but see more recent news (root problem is they dont do NAT testing of donated blood). You are really thinking things would have change in 5 years?

https://www.india.com/maharastra/four-children-test-hiv-positive-after-blood-transfusion-in-nagpur-maharastra-5417285/

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion-news-expert-views-news-analysis-firstpost-viewpoint/how-india-still-has-a-long-way-to-go-to-ensure-blood-safety-11152321.html

"You'll not get HIV if you are in a good hospital...", blood is received from external blood bank, not from hospital.

"if you end up in an accident in India..." very good point I agree. if its emergency they will do transfusion without contacting your family. It is risky but you are dying anyway. So YES based on above research, a patient who is in accident and rushed to hospital and gets blood transfusion can catch HIV (1 in 1000 to 1 in 10000 chance in India, but almost 0 chance in developed country).

I am Indian and I frequently get whats app group messages of someone or other asking for blood for some relative of friend. The logic is, they are afraid of blood bank and want blood from "trusted" source. Someimes even doctor advice patient's family to find a donor instead of taking directly from bank.

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Quote from: taLLer4 on November 15, 2022, 05:55:27 AM"Article form 2018...", yes but see more recent news (root problem is they dont do NAT testing of donated blood). You are really thinking things would have change in 5 years?

https://www.india.com/maharastra/four-children-test-hiv-positive-after-blood-transfusion-in-nagpur-maharastra-5417285/

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion-news-expert-views-news-analysis-firstpost-viewpoint/how-india-still-has-a-long-way-to-go-to-ensure-blood-safety-11152321.html

"You'll not get HIV if you are in a good hospital...", blood is received from external blood bank, not from hospital.

"if you end up in an accident in India..." very good point I agree. if its emergency they will do transfusion without contacting your family. It is risky but you are dying anyway. So YES based on above research, a patient who is in accident and rushed to hospital and gets blood transfusion can catch HIV (1 in 1000 to 1 in 10000 chance in India, but almost 0 chance in developed country).

I am Indian and I frequently get whats app group messages of someone or other asking for blood for some relative of friend. The logic is, they are afraid of blood bank and want blood from "trusted" source. Someimes even doctor advice patient's family to find a donor instead of taking directly from bank.

If you are so worried take your friend or family member with you who has same blood type as yours. Luckly, I didn't need blood transfusion.

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yeah exactly my suggestions too

Quote from: taLLer4 on November 15, 2022, 04:21:06 AM
if ur getting LL in India please at least find a healthy relative who can donate you blood if you need transfusion, don't rely on blood bank! Even good doc cant control HIV spread through blood transfusion

this sucks bcoz you will have to tell a friend/cousin/sibling etc (cant take parents for this because they ask for younger person blood)

Its quite silly that "self donation" is not a practice in India. They will let you respond only after emergency has happened and not before.

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Quote from: taLLer4 on November 15, 2022, 08:44:24 AMyeah exactly my suggestions too

this sucks bcoz you will have to tell a friend/cousin/sibling etc (cant take parents for this because they ask for younger person blood)

Its quite silly that "self donation" is not a practice in India. They will let you respond only after emergency has happened and not before.

You can easily self-donate in India. Here's how:
- Go to any blood bank in mumbai and ask them to take and store your blood for a week or 2.
- They'll say no.
- Throw money at their face.
- They'll say yes sir.
- Job done.

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I'll prob do this. Planning for 2nd precice lengthening in tibia.

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Quote from: overandover on November 15, 2022, 04:52:52 PMYou can easily self-donate in India. Here's how:
- Go to any blood bank in mumbai and ask them to take and store your blood for a week or 2.
- They'll say no.
- Throw money at their face.
- They'll say yes sir.
- Job done.

I asked one blood bank on phone and he told not possible

I will try to visit a bank this week and ask if he will take extra money to do this

also hospital must aware of this setup bcoz they will be bring the blood

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Quote from: taLLer4 on November 15, 2022, 06:50:36 PMI asked one blood bank on phone and he told not possible

I will try to visit a bank this week and ask if he will take extra money to do this

also hospital must aware of this setup bcoz they will be bring the blood

Just directly talk to your surgeon they'll arrange this for you.

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Quote from: overandover on November 16, 2022, 01:28:55 AMJust directly talk to your surgeon they'll arrange this for you.

did you ask Parihar?