Dear Terry, Thanks for the reference to UK blood specifications. However, I came unstuck on the abbreviations LSL and USL. Can you expand these for us?
Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2004-08-07 04.39, Terry Simpson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Of David King >> I have seen this site before. They even have the cheek to have >> a link to donate a pint of blood, yet in the UK blood donations >> are not done in pints. Although the blood site itself uses the >> word pint, it also states the actual amount donated is around >> 400 ml I think. > > The amount of blood in a blood pack varies quite widely. You can see the > official UK specifications at: > http://www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk/uk_guidelines/ukbts6_099.html > > I believe that the word 'pint' comes from the US pint. The amount is > certainly closer to a US pint than an imperial pint. > > I can't believe that the British 'Save the pint' campaign wants Britain to > adopt the US pint. Non-metric campaigners might have had more friends in the > import/export trade if they had agreed on a single international set of > terms and definitions. >
