I'm not sure in Belgium if they run extra tests beforehand, but here in the US, the fingerprick test is just to test for iron. Basically, they do a quick poke on one of your fingers and take a few drops of blood. Then they drop it into a solution and see how fast the drop of blood sinks. If it floats or sinks slow, you have low iron in your blood and they send you to eat some food and tell you to come back and try again.
Depending on where you donate, you sometimes get free movie passes, etc. Right now, the local donation center is giving away ice cream from Baskin Robbins. "A pint for a pint".
I hope people aren't misunderstanding me, I'm not here to harp on people that don't donate or anything like that, I'm just suggesting that if people are wondering what they can do to help others, donating blood is a wonderful cause. It doesn't take long and can make an incredible difference in the lives of those that need help, in a way that hopefully, you will never be in the same position to fully understand as it usually comes from medical emergencies.
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-Stan
Still Reposting, Still Pimping
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