ok, i stole this from Linda
http://lindaikeji..nl/2014/12/say-what-zobo-drink-was-brought-in.html

trust nigerians

Blood is actually transfused together with a bag of 0.9% normal saline, so that one is normal (in reply to the tweet)

As for the "blood" in the pic smh

It's just to simply trace that sachet back to its darm roots. Bt i trust naija police to mess tins up.

xcelsia post=2857078[b:
8]Blood is actually transfused together with a bag of 0.9% normal saline, so that one is normal (in reply [/b]to the tweet)

As for the "blood" in the pic smh

Never heard of this. Can u educate me pls

Give me the sobo and get me a straw please

Maybe the zobo is mixed with blood, it cud be possible, u know to make up the volume..

doctokwus:

Never heard of this. Can u educate me pls

Yes, blood should always be administered with 0.9% normal saline intravenously, this is kind of to give it a "diluted" effect so it doesn't coagulate in the veins. Now both administration's are separated via IV lines and meet together at the point of entry, they are not to be mixed prior to transfusion.

Why should we use 0.9% normal saline? Because it is isotonic which is the same type of fluid we have in our body and helps the blood ease through the vein with little to no reaction if administered properly. Remember basic biology right?

Any other type of IV fluid will either be hypertonic or hypotonic, which can either cause our cells to burst or dry up. In addition to administering blood with normal saline, we also need to check the person's blood pressure at intervals to ensure it's not being administered too quickly which can have adverse reactions.

So basically if the person's blood pressure increases while receiving blood transfusion, the rate of flow should be slowed down or the administration itself paused to avoid complications

Blood transfusion is very delicate and should be treated as such, hope I've been able to answer your question