I wouldn't donate again I were you...

Omg D: that would suck....they shouldnt have done that, their suppose to stop when you say so...Sorrys

Really now people? "Grow a pair"? Some people are afraid of needles. At least he went to donate blood. Stop giving him crap about his fear of needles. Everyone has their own fear. Deal with it.

meh, made the blood pump faster and filled it quicker ;) good for business ;)

Maybe if the Red Cross would stop refusing perfectly good blood like mine (because apparently all Europeans have mad cow disease), then they wouldn't be desperate enough to pull stunts like this.

Vampires.

you're an idiot. they didn't steal your blood, you gave them consent to take it. you DONATED it

As a matter of professionalism, 'stop' means 'stop'. The fact that it was for a good cause, and that the Red Cross legitimately needs the blood, does not make it okay to keep going once you've said NO. The proper procedure would've been to stay with the donator for a moment, try to calm them and if they absolutely couldn't, to remove the needle. As for panic attacks, you who are saying she wouldn't have been able to stay still are wrong. Panic attacks can also make your body clench up, to keep you from being able to move. I had diagnosed panic attacks a few years ago following a car accident. The first attack happened a few weeks after the accident while I was driving on the freeway. I started having trouble breathing and my heart was racing, but I kept driving in a straight line, at 75 miles an hour. My breathing was what woke my husband in the seat next to me, because I couldn't think clearly enough to speak. I brought it up with my doctor at a follow-up visit and he said that even during a panic attack, your subconscious can still process the need to keep your body safe--as in not crashing a car or not jerking and causing a needle to break in your arm.

YDI. why the hell were you giving blood if the process scares you? and you obviously weren't having too bad of a panic attack, since you made it through the process. :/ if you were having a serious one, you would have fainted. that's what happened to me when i had an actual panic attack. next time don't be such a pussy over a needle. and don't waste their time.

Well, in all honest, while they definitely should have stopped the procedure, you REALLY should be sure of something before you go into it. Because if you go in there with a fear of needles, why would you give blood? Sure it's a good cause, but if you can't handle the procedure and feel so slighted when they continue agasint your will it's really obviously not something you're ready for anyway. Panic attacks suck though. That's why most people avoid situations that cause them to have panic attacks. So in the future I don't suggest giving blood, unless you're sure you can stay calm. I never saw the big deal about being afraid of needles anyway. Most people I know who aren't afraid, still can't look. I can watch while they stick the needle in my arm, and still be cool with it. While, I wouldn't exactly say "you deserve it", I don't think this is entirely the fault of the staff there. After all, once the needle is in, while they're probably required by law to stop, it's a waste of their time (and a perfectly good needle) if you decide not to go through with it once it's basically half way over.