FabSwingers.com forum: British Heart Foundation Ad with Vinnie

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Has anybody seen this advert starring Vinnie Jones? Demonstrating CPR. It's hilarious - on You Tube if you want to watch it. On a related matter, can I just remind people to get themselves put on the organ donor register. Too many people awaiting transplants whilst organs go to waste. Thanks.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Can I ask why, if it's not too personal? Would you change your mind if you had a loved one in hospital waiting for a new heart? Personally I think the system should be opt out, not in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can also do CPR to nelly the ellephant too

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Can I ask why, if it's not too personal? Would you change your mind if you had a loved one in hospital waiting for a new heart? Personally I think the system should be opt out, not in."
Not at all, of course you can. I would not wish to be a donor to anybody except my family and as that is not an option I would prefer not to be a donor. I do understand the desire to keep people alive with the help of donated organs - it is just not something I subscribe to and as such I dont agree with the opt out proposal. Just a personal choice.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I love vinne, that ad is good. They can have what im like when ive popped my clogs. Not like im going to be needing my organs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can also do CPR to nelly the ellephant too

Or 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen but being caught humming that as you do CPR wouldn't be good.

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

Organ donation is a really personal matter,I don't believe that there should be an opt out scheme

If people choose to be a donor and in the even their organs are able to be used then fantastic,but organs should'nt be harvested because someone did'nt opt out before they passed away

Its choice and it should stay a choice

Im a donor but my husband is'nt,his reasons are just as valid for not being a donor as mine are choosing to be one,although by the time I die I hope everything is knackered and of no use to anyone

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Can I ask why, if it's not too personal? Would you change your mind if you had a loved one in hospital waiting for a new heart? Personally I think the system should be opt out, not in.Not at all, of course you can. I would not wish to be a donor to anybody except my family and as that is not an option I would prefer not to be a donor. I do understand the desire to keep people alive with the help of donated organs - it is just not something I subscribe to and as such I dont agree with the opt out proposal. Just a personal choice. "

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Organ donation is a really personal matter,I don't believe that there should be an opt out scheme

If people choose to be a donor and in the even their organs are able to be used then fantastic,but organs should'nt be harvested because someone did'nt opt out before they passed away

Its choice and it should stay a choice

Im a donor but my husband is'nt,his reasons are just as valid for not being a donor as mine are choosing to be one,although by the time I die I hope everything is knackered and of no use to anyone

That's a good point, never thought of it that way before. I'm in favour of an opt out system. I carry a card and I'm on the register but it would be awful if a relative overrode my wishes when/ if the time came and said my organs couldn't be used.

However I totally agree that people should have a choice, and their reasons are their own.

Haven't seen the ad either, I'll have a look for it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can also do CPR to nelly the ellephant too

u can but the rules now state thats not fast enough ......... but any cpr is better than no cpr

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

great ad

regarding organ donation, I'm registered, also on bone marrow register, but sadly I have been banned from donating blood, boo hoo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Classic advert.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brilliant advert, even better now he's got the bloke wat was saved because of the advert.

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By *oulou45Woman
over a year ago

Bucks

I've seen the ad its good my brother in law was in hospital the same time as vinnies wife as they both had heart transplants. Sadly we lost him in 98 when he had a 2nd transplant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can also do CPR to nelly the ellephant too

See, that just makes me think of The Toy Dooll's punk cover version and I can't see as that would work!

But joking aside, the advert is great. It should be remembered that in America, everyone is taught CPR at school and most public buildings have defibrilators. I think the survival rate over there for cardiac arrest is 3 times higher than for the UK.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs... "

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love vinne, that ad is good. They can have what im like when ive popped my clogs. Not like im going to be needing my organs"

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

The important thing is to have thought about it in advance, come to a decision, made sure your next of kin know your wishes and don't wait till you're old before you do it.

The worst thing is folks faffing about trying to decide what the deceased would have wished.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no."

Look after our own before we help others!!! We're giving billions of pounds a year in aid to other countries when we owe billions, Work that out?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no."

I'm not aware of how anyone can buy an organ? Can you tell me more?

So I assume that if you were terminally ill you would accept the inevitability of your own death if the treatment wasn't available in the UK rather than go to a country where it was?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The important thing is to have thought about it in advance, come to a decision, made sure your next of kin know your wishes and don't wait till you're old before you do it.

The worst thing is folks faffing about trying to decide what the deceased would have wished."

The worst thing is that the deceased's relatives are still allowed to over ride the deceased's wishes to donate.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no."

I actually struggle with the concept of ANYBODY being able to buy organs, foreigner or not. Lets face is all of us are foreigners almost everywhere in the world

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"The important thing is to have thought about it in advance, come to a decision, made sure your next of kin know your wishes and don't wait till you're old before you do it.

The worst thing is folks faffing about trying to decide what the deceased would have wished.

The worst thing is that the deceased's relatives are still allowed to over ride the deceased's wishes to donate."
And that, thank goodness, is a good thing. If the deceased person's wishes were disregarded what is the point in having a will?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no.

I'm not aware of how anyone can buy an organ? Can you tell me more?

So I assume that if you were terminally ill you would accept the inevitability of your own death if the treatment wasn't available in the UK rather than go to a country where it was? "

OK. If you didn't see the documentary, read this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203383/Foreigners-banned-having-UK-organ-transplants.html

It says they were going to ban the practice but not sure if it's happened yet. And to reply to your question. No, I would not go to another country and queue jump, if I was rich enough to. And I want my organs to go to somebody who resides in this country.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

" No, I would not go to another country and queue jump, if I was rich enough to. And I want my organs to go to somebody who resides in this country."
I would not either! It would feel completely immoral to me to pay somebody for an organ they would sell out of poverty and deprivation.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"The important thing is to have thought about it in advance, come to a decision, made sure your next of kin know your wishes and don't wait till you're old before you do it.

The worst thing is folks faffing about trying to decide what the deceased would have wished.

The worst thing is that the deceased's relatives are still allowed to over ride the deceased's wishes to donate.And that, thank goodness, is a good thing. If the deceased person's wishes were disregarded what is the point in having a will? "

The organ donation website says

"We know that in most cases families will agree to donation if they knew that was their loved one's wish.

If the family, or those closest to the person who has died, object to the donation when the person who has died has given their explicit permission, either by telling relatives, close friends or clinical staff, or by carrying a donor card or registering their wishes on the NHS Organ Donor Register, healthcare professionals will discuss the matter sensitively with them.

They will be encouraged to accept the dead person's wishes and it will be made clear that they do not have the legal right to veto or overrule those wishes.

There may, nevertheless, be cases where it would be inappropriate for donation to go ahead."

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

" If you didn't see the documentary, read this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203383/Foreigners-banned-having-UK-organ-transplants.html

We need to be wary of believing what we read in the Daily Mail.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The important thing is to have thought about it in advance, come to a decision, made sure your next of kin know your wishes and don't wait till you're old before you do it.

The worst thing is folks faffing about trying to decide what the deceased would have wished.

The organ donation website says

"We know that in most cases families will agree to donation if they knew that was their loved one's wish.

They will be encouraged to accept the dead person's wishes and it will be made clear that they do not have the legal right to veto or overrule those wishes.

There may, nevertheless, be cases where it would be inappropriate for donation to go ahead."

My understanding is that this scenario is very unusual. The far more common reason for the organs not to be harvested is medical.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

" If you didn't see the documentary, read this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203383/Foreigners-banned-having-UK-organ-transplants.html

We need to be wary of believing what we read in the Daily Mail."

Lol. I was waiting for that one. There was a documentary on the subject a while ago but I can't find any info now. For the record I am not a DM reader!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I agree. Very unusual if only because a nok whose objections were ignored would head straight for the courts and the press.

All the more reason to discuss your wishes in advance and ensure your nok agree with your decision - or at least won't seek to second guess it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no.

I'm not aware of how anyone can buy an organ? Can you tell me more?

So I assume that if you were terminally ill you would accept the inevitability of your own death if the treatment wasn't available in the UK rather than go to a country where it was?

OK. If you didn't see the documentary, read this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203383/Foreigners-banned-having-UK-organ-transplants.html

Out of interest do you know if British private patients get any sort of priority over NHS patients? The private patient is buying the care not the organ . Could this be another Daily Mail non-story just stirring up hatred and paranoia?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I go I would like my organs donated, if I can help one person then it was worth me being on this planet ....

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Priority is solely basid on the suitability/ compatability of the organ and the potential recipient.

I'm not even sure if there's any LEGAL private transplants in the UK.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Personally I would not wish to be a donor but I think the ad is absolutely fabulous

Oh yes, I see. That recent documentary about organs going to 'tourists' was not very helpful. And I do agree that that is not a good thing. Charity should begin at home so to speak

So all people aren't equal? Or equally in need of your organs...

Not foreigners who come to the UK and 'buy' them, no.

I'm not aware of how anyone can buy an organ? Can you tell me more?

So I assume that if you were terminally ill you would accept the inevitability of your own death if the treatment wasn't available in the UK rather than go to a country where it was?

OK. If you didn't see the documentary, read this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203383/Foreigners-banned-having-UK-organ-transplants.html

As I said, there was a documentary, I wasn't relying on what the DM wrote.

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

"When I go I would like my organs donated, if I can help one person then it was worth me being on this planet ....

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I would help anybody within my family.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I give blood, am on the bone marrow register, and when I pop it they can take whatever is of use for whoever needs it most. My family know and understand this, and we're all of a similar frame of mind so hopefully when I go someone else will benefit from it

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I've arranged to leave my cadaver to medical research.

The concensus is that the bits won't be worth eff-all. If student doctors can learn from what's left - that'll be as good an epitaph as I can expect.

BTW. You can't do both.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it's a great ad, I carry a donor card.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I think it's a great ad, I carry a donor card."

That's the comparitively easy bit.

Beat your next of kin about the head so they know and accept your wishes.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

Glad I read this thread, I'm doing my will on Tuesday, seeing as I'm soon to have major surgery, and though I'm on the organ donor list and my family are aware of my wishes, I hadn't thought about bunging it in the will...am also a living donor as I'm donating my gammy hip - apparently the ball joint can be used in revision surgery, and if not suitable for that, can be used for research purposes - as I haven't a dog to give it to, and didn't want to keep it on the mantelpiece I thought someone else might get some use out of it

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

It isn't anything to do with your will. It'll be too late by the time that's read.

Go to the NHS Organ Donation website and register there.

Tell your surgeon about your wishes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vinnie states on the add that you don't need to do the 'mouth to mouth'. It's more effective if you do. Although any cpr is better than none!

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"It isn't anything to do with your will. It'll be too late by the time that's read.

Go to the NHS Organ Donation website and register there.

Tell your surgeon about your wishes."

Thanks, I'm already registered, but my executrix will also know my wishes should I cock my clogs on the operating table

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By *woofuslondonCouple
over a year ago

london

He did the ad for free, as his wife has had heart problems

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"It isn't anything to do with your will. It'll be too late by the time that's read.

Go to the NHS Organ Donation website and register there.

Tell your surgeon about your wishes.

Thanks, I'm already registered, but my executrix will also know my wishes should I cock my clogs on the operating table

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"He did the ad for free, as his wife has had heart problems"

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