Yeah, 'biohazard' is just CYA. I know plenty of labs that will scream 'HIPAA' at you until you go away. They will tell you that they'll only release them with the consent of the physician who referred you for testing. My experience with M.D.s in this regard has been mixed. Most phlebotomy programs at local community colleges are more than willing to draw blood just to have a real body with actual veins to work on. If you talk with any phlebotomist, as long as you don't faint at the sight of blood and don't ask them to draw more than one or two tubes, they'll be happy to. Lastly, I would recommend supervision when learning, but getting one's own blood out of one's own veins safely isn't difficult. Most junkies on the street have zero medical training and are too successful at getting needles into their own veins, even while stoned.
On Friday, March 23, 2012 12:05:53 PM UTC-5, Phil wrote:
How did you get a lab to give you your own blood? Here in the US, every hospital/doctor/lab l've spoken to says there are strict rules against doing that. Once you clip off a toenail, it becomes a biohazard.
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