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Feel helpless? You're not.
Vastmind
Memphis, TN Veteran
You can give life to someone.
Just wanted to encourage those who are able, to donate blood and platelets.
Here are some quick facts:
There is no substitute for blood.
A single whole blood donation can save the lives of as many as four people.
Cancer patients, organ and stem cell recipients, victims of traumatic injuries and patients undergoing open-heart surgery all require platelet transfusions to survive. Because platelets can only be stored for five days, the need is vast and continuous......Fortunately, a platelet donor can give every seven days.
90% of us will need blood before age 70, but less than 10% of the general population actually donates blood.
Every three minutes, someone needs a life-sustaining blood transfusion.
Victims of car accidents can require up to 50 units of blood per hour until they stabilize.
Sickle Cell patients require up to four units per month for life.
Cancer treatments can require four or more units of blood.
Brain surgery requires anywhere from two to 25 units.
Hip replacement surgery calls for two to five units.
---http://www.lifeblood.org/
Just wanted to encourage those who are able, to donate blood and platelets.
Here are some quick facts:
There is no substitute for blood.
A single whole blood donation can save the lives of as many as four people.
Cancer patients, organ and stem cell recipients, victims of traumatic injuries and patients undergoing open-heart surgery all require platelet transfusions to survive. Because platelets can only be stored for five days, the need is vast and continuous......Fortunately, a platelet donor can give every seven days.
90% of us will need blood before age 70, but less than 10% of the general population actually donates blood.
Every three minutes, someone needs a life-sustaining blood transfusion.
Victims of car accidents can require up to 50 units of blood per hour until they stabilize.
Sickle Cell patients require up to four units per month for life.
Cancer treatments can require four or more units of blood.
Brain surgery requires anywhere from two to 25 units.
Hip replacement surgery calls for two to five units.
---http://www.lifeblood.org/
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Comments
If she can do that, in such a stressful environment, I figure I can always do it in a much more relaxed setting. (We have the Bloodmobile stop by our office at lunch time quite often.)
Thanks again for the gentle reminder.
There are plenty of other ways you can help:
-Encourage your family and friends to give blood. You could even become a coordinator/volunteer.
-Help the Red Cross by volunteering for one of their humanitarian programs.
-If you are a social media user you can help spread the word on the importance of blood donation.
Also, remember everyone some of the reasons u can't
donate might be temporary...so check back with the
blood bank. I have had to take a hiatus myself several
times due to a tattoo or most recently while trying to
get some health issues resolved.
Another side note...Check with your employer.
Here in the US, some companies
give you leave so you can donate. Federal agencies
give you up to 4 hours in a day to go, and the
railroads also give you time to go.
Our Donor Fest here has wrapped up, and I wanted
to shout out one more time.....
Just left the blood bank...whole blood only takes
about 30 mins....you can get a soda, cookies, a t-shirt that
says your a hero, hahaha,....... and I always leave wearing a
smile.... Feels incredible to know you can give life to
someone. It takes understanding of interconnectedness to
another level..... giving something priceless when I have no
money.... Life is good.
It may be my only real phobia... I have no problem with blood per se-- I have seen some truly gory things in the ER which I won't describe here-- and none of this bothers me in the slightest (as far as bloodiness goes-- witnessing the suffering of the patient and family members is another story altogether). But if there is a nurse doing a simple needle stick on any patient, I ALWAYS look away until it is over. I've always been this way about needles.
I know its a truly good cause though. Draw an extra pint for me, will you? haha
day... :sawed:
Give if you can..if not, spread the word. .....interesting facts in the
OP for those who didn't read it the first time.
Go save a life...... :zombie:
(oops what a give away) :sawed:
Feed your vampire victim fantasies for Halloween. Good plan.
yourself. hahaha
No worries...alot of people are unable to give blood.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2480236/Forget-prosthetic-limbs-theres-artificial-BLOOD-Liquid-water-salt-protein-successfully-used-mice.html
interesting, to say the least. Life changing, to say the most.
There is not quite a lot to find. At least now. On Romanian TV media, the news was barely mentioned ( maybe the news is still too 'raw' to be fed to the media ).
Most people get used to it.
I know the lady that does the smoothest entry....
'normaller'....? :scratch: