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minus-squareohshit604@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months ago — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot. Aren’t you suppose to prevent blood clots?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYou want to clot so you don’t bleed to death. You don’t want clots floating around in your arteries because they can block something important
minus-squareohshit604@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAh I see, I’ve been meaning to take a first aid course and learn a little about hemorrhages. Thanks for the knowledge.
Aren’t you suppose to prevent blood clots?
You want to clot so you don’t bleed to death. You don’t want clots floating around in your arteries because they can block something important
Ah I see, I’ve been meaning to take a first aid course and learn a little about hemorrhages. Thanks for the knowledge.