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(MUNDANE) BLOOD SAFETY AND BLOOD DONATION INFORMATION
Donating to an organization such as the Red Cross has some similarities to donating to a vampire when it comes to issues of health and safety. This grouping of articles is presented as comparison information so people are aware of what happens at a mundane blood donation facility, their required testing (which will also explain our insistence on at least similar testing), and so that there is full knowledge of potential negative effects of blood loss or general blood exposure.

Basically, what I'm saying is that everything has risks, and you should be aware of that.

The object of this section is to ensure that you, the reader, are aware of these risks ahead of time so you can make informed decisions. (I would certainly hope nobody NEEDS to know the signs of hypovolemia, for example, but I believe it's better to have too much information, rather than not enough.)

SphynxCat: Bloodborne Diseases and Universal Precautions
SphynxCat: Overview of Mundane Blood Donation Process
SphynxCat: Eligibility & Blood Testing
SphynxCat: What is Hypovolemia?
AABB: About Blood (four sections)
Sarasvati: Bloodborne Diseases
Sarasvati: Other Blood-Drinking Risks
Unofficial Phlebotomy Home Page

BLOODLETTING SAFETY / METHODS / TOOLS

See also the Bloodvamps section for more info.

For personal safety, read the articles about online predators, sociopaths and Online/Offline Security & Safety to have an idea of the sorts of people to avoid.

SphynxCat: Bloodletting Tools
Musidora: Donoring
Musidora: Venipuncture
Sarasvati: Keep Your Donor Safe
shortgoth: Blade sterilisation
Shortgoth: Blades, Wounds and Scarring

DONOR MOTIVATIONS

diss: Why do we do this? (Donor Motivations) -- NEW
Giselle: Why I Became A Donor -- NEW

DONOR EXPERIENCES

Cheri: A Bit of Advice (What a Long-Term Donor Would Like You To Think About) -- NEW
diss: What Does It Feel Like? -- NEW
Shortgoth: Bleeding

DONORING TIPS

SphynxCat: Bloodletting for New Donors
Sarasvati: Bloodletting

VAMPIRE / DONOR RELATIONSHIPS

SphynxCat: Donor-Vamp Relations 101

SphynxCat: Donor-Vamp contract

DONOR PERSPECTIVES

diss: dessert -- NEW
Giselle: The Act -- NEW

VAMPIRE PERSPECTIVES

Isealdor: Vampire Ethics -- NEW
LadyCG: Finding & Choosing Donors
Sarasvati: Donors

OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES

Ravena Lee: Tips For Donors
Memory And Dream: What is a Donor?

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