Sign-up to Give Blood on March 18th!
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Posted by , February 29, 2008
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Sign up to give blood for the American Red Cross Blood Drive on March 18th! An appointment sign up sheet will be available in the MCB closer to the time of the drive, also you can sign up via email to our sponsors. Donation hours are NOW EXTENDED from 9am-3pm!! The blood drive is on Tuesday, March 18th, in the Linda K. Pareskey Conference Center, and is sponsored by Campus Activities Board, the Nursing Liaison, and the PT Liaison!
Please know that it is not necessary to make an appointment, youâre more than welcome to walk-in the day of. Make sure to have a photo ID the day of the blood drive.
PLEASE DONATE BLOOD!
Blood Saves Lives
Blood is available to any patient who needs it. Patients are not required to find donors to replace the blood they used. It is a community responsibility.
One pint of blood is separated into its component parts - red cells, plasma and platelets - and given to several different patients.
Blood transports nutrients and oxygen, fights infection, provides clotting factors and eliminates wastes.
Blood products are used for surgery, trauma, chemotherapy, kidney dialysis, hemophilia, shock and other life-threatening conditions.
The Need is Great:
Blood cannot be manufactured. Its only source is a healthy volunteer donor.
The American Red Cross provides about half the nation’s blood supply - roughly six million pints per year.
Nationally, less than 5% of the population gives blood, supporting the other 95%.
1400 pints of blood must be collected every working day in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont to meet patient needs.
The New England Red Cross Region serves 170 hospitals.
In general, fewer people donate during summer months and holidays, but blood usage often increases. Summer and holiday donors are especially valuable.
Blood is perishable. Red blood cells must be used within 42 days. Other blood products must be used within 5 days .
Over the past three years, one million fewer people have donated blood.
Giving the Gift of Life Movie at: http://www.redcross.org/flash/recruit/index.html
Help Save a Life Today!
Thank you on behalf of your community blood supply and The American Red Cross!
For more information go to: http://www.newenglandblood.org Questions? Email cab@simmons.edu
