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johntheflamer t1_je7c7gv wrote

They burn it. They either have machines of their own to burn it, or they hire a medical waste company which will burn it

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nellirn t1_je7cpqo wrote

Its the same thing with body parts that are removed in surgery, like an appendix. It is sent to the lab, tested, then when they are done with all the testing, it is sent for incineration.

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Guitar_t-bone t1_je7loee wrote

why don’t they let me keep it? i mean… isn’t it legally mine? could i sue em for it?

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3L3M3NT4LP4ND4 t1_je7mkhn wrote

Not an expert but I assume it's a biological hazard due to it rotting. Yes all meat rots but when you buy a desd chicken its being sold under the assumption that it will be eaten, not the same for being given back your own organ or detached limb.

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kaldicuck t1_je7ox1w wrote

outside of specific tests typically for cancer, things like an appendix are preserved in formalin. Outside of that its hospital/lab policy on whether they let you have it back if you want it. Usually extra paperwork and depends on what the specimen is as some tests destroy it as a part of the process.

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balanabee t1_je7n9xa wrote

It does have to be tested but you can request to advertise your body part back. It is you after all.

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Tizzee88 t1_je7x0ql wrote

It's crazy how fast it goes bad. Last week I had to go to the ER and the first thing they did was take like 4 to 5 vials of blood to run a "rainbow" test. After the doctor came in he told them what tests to run and they only used 1 or 2 vials and when I left 2 hours later you could see the blood they didn't use still sitting in the little tray all coagulated and shit.

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tattednip t1_je7ytba wrote

...can I have my organs under the assumption I will be eating them...?

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Zankastia t1_je7ylms wrote

They can give it to you sealed in a tube filled with alcohol

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Detavitca t1_je7pqcq wrote

You can keep it. My hospital made me sign a form and requested that I bring my own own container. Incidentally, this was not a common practice, and what I requested to keep was not returned to me. They said it was in the lab and covered in formaldehyde. It was of no use to me after that. I was told that since I signed the form requesting it, I could have sued. I did not pursue this route.

Note: I was trying to keep my placenta so I could bury it in my garden.

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TrialAndAaron t1_je7wvom wrote

My wife just had a breast implant removal and keeping them was an option. I said send package them up baby! They’re sitting on my counter right now. No idea what to do with them

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kuh-tea-uh t1_je7ytp0 wrote

Take photos and post them here, of course!!

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TrialAndAaron t1_je7z1ws wrote

Two 492 cc bags of silicone. Not that cool. Sort of regretting taking them now Lol

Edit: it was a useful tool to explain what surgery monk had to our kid

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cjboffoli t1_je7tygi wrote

"You want a toe? I can get 'ya a toe. Heck, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock WITH nail polish."

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Skusci t1_je7mv54 wrote

No, you gave it to them to be tested.

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Guitar_t-bone t1_je7n7gn wrote

I don’t think it works that way… I know they make you sign a thing when you DONATE blood because they have to take legal possession of it in order to eventually sell it…. But testing? No such relinquishing of property rights occurs… 🧐🧐🧐

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Skusci t1_je7nika wrote

Should read whatever contract you sign. There's almost certainly a provision for how your blood is handled. It's mostly to keep people from thinking that the place might give your blood to someone and put it in a database or whatnot, -but- it also serves as them letting you know you aren't getting it back.

Edit: Just remembered some places do infact keep your bits after testing, but that's for like when you provide your blood to a research project, not like STD tests or whatnot.

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fileknotfound t1_je7rscw wrote

You can request to keep your placenta after giving birth, and I know people who have kept wisdom teeth or gallstones after having them removed. I bet you can keep other stuff too, people just don’t ask for it very often.

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SargeMaximus t1_je7uvwj wrote

When they took my appendix I had to sign a form saying once they took it out, it wasn’t mine anymore.

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elliold t1_je7vn1z wrote

Check out the story of Henrietta Lacks. Once you give the sample, it is no longer yours.

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micromaniac_8 t1_je7phes wrote

The same thing for amputations. I work in the lab at a hospital and we have whole limbs wrapped in biohazard bags that are dated with their disposal date. I've accidentally knocked them off their shelf a couple times... surprising heavy.

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ExBx t1_je7ehbx wrote

That's what the vampires want us to believe.

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SinisterCheese t1_je7lw4d wrote

Vampires ain't gonna want to drink that. You noticed that when they take your blood, the tubes having different coloured tops, and some are put to the tilting machine, while others are not. This is because they contain different kind of chemicals, designed to enchance or preserve certain aspect or property of the blood, along with having the precursor chemicals in them.

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Zankastia t1_je7zffm wrote

Nah. Those are just differently flavored blood.

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punchbag t1_je7icni wrote

This is a funny response. The timing is impeccable: the time to crack wise is after we have the information we wanted.

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lord_ne t1_je7oon0 wrote

Isn't blood mostly water? How do you burn it?

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Zankastia t1_je7zijq wrote

You know you can burn out water right?

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lord_ne t1_je82cyx wrote

I mean, if you light a fire and heat water enough it evaporates, but I wouldn't have thought of that as "burning" the water, since the water isn't fuel for the fire

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Not_Impressed666 t1_je7twns wrote

They feed it to the elites reptilians and vampires that secretly control the world (speaking from experience)

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elitejackal t1_je7lwdc wrote

Blood is a biohazard and the only way to dispose of it safely is to incinerate it. Blood carry a lot of bacteria and potentially viruses, only way to kill them is to expose them to high temperatures so it doesn’t spread

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GlennGP t1_je7i3ld wrote

It's used by elite athletes to perform rituals to ward off the spirits of mediocre athletes of times past.

They do this by having the labs incinerate the specimens.

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N0bo_ t1_je7sviv wrote

They give it to me, that’s why I’ve maintained my youthful appearance for so long.

Alternatively they send it to a large cohort of vampires which are kept at bay by feeding on the worlds waste of lab blood, otherwise they would once again integrate into the world and cause havoc

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Erie-Wackalana t1_je7n6pe wrote

What do mortuaries do with the blood from embalmed bodies?

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SarixInTheHouse t1_je7wi50 wrote

The same thing that any medical institution does with biological waste: incinerate.

Anything cut off during surgery that‘s consodered waste will be burned, blood samples will be burned, and so on. It‘s simply the easiest way of reliably disposing of biological waste and the potential hazards it contains

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phalangepatella t1_je7x791 wrote

There is a biomedical waste processing facility about 45 minutes from my house. The stench from that place is astounding.

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me_Vamsi t1_je8ehgr wrote

They do have contracts with Va the empire , the blood goes to them that's how these blood banks , hospitals and testing centres becoming so rich

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