I was replying to someone's answer to the Question of the Week and I wasn't able to find an answer to my own question... it will require further research, but here is an excerpt.
"You know what I wonder though... no one ever goes on a trip anticipating getting into a severe accident or situation like this, if they did, they wouldn't go. But then how would you really prepare for a situation like this? I've heard of people giving blood (their own blood) before a big surgery in anticipation for the possibility of them needed a transfusion, but should we have some on hand while we are away in countries like those in Africa? Is that an even feasible option? I'm not sure how they store blood or how long it keeps out of the body...."
I searched third world country travel, or travel to Africa, and I wasn't able to find one mention to consider the threat of not being able to get a clean blood transfusion, or the threat of HIV in a blood transfusion in the event you would need one. There were warnings for food safety, for getting ripped off because the native peoples will know you are foreign, and mentions of less developed medical care, but no specific mention of blood. I will keep looking, but I hope someone in class will reply if they have any info...
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I think that people do not think about themselves getting into a situation where they would have to get a blood transfusion when they were traveling to a foreign country. I would have never thought about a situation like the one in 'Question of the Week' where I would have to get blood. There should be lots of information on this topic because it would be a very critical situation to be in if someone needed it.
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