Mobridge Community Blood Drive set for January 16
DEC 28, 2011The Mobridge Community Blood Drive is set for January 16, 2012 at the Family Worship Center. The drive will start at 11:30 am and will run until 6:00 pm depending on appointments scheduled.
If you are interested in donating please call Katie Gregg at 845-8128 or log on to www.bloodhero.com (enter "Mobridge" as the sponsor code).
You will also receive 1 FREE coupon for a Buffet from Pizza Ranch! Thank you Gary & Delphine Steuck!
Blood is Used to Save Lives!
Blood transfusions save more than 4 million lives each year. It is estimated that blood is needed every two seconds, and that 1 out of 7 people entering the hospital will need blood. Since blood cannot be manufactured or harvested, it can only come from Heroes like YOU - the volunteer blood donor!
Depending on patients' needs, your blood donation may be separated into several different components that may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions or illnesses. In fact, the majority of blood is not used by accident victims, but for everyday needs such as cancer treatments, orthopedic surgeries, organ and marrow transplants, cardiovascular surgery and blood disorders such as anemia or sickle cell disease.
Blood is separated into components so that several patients may benefit from one blood donation. These are the most common uses for the different blood components:
Red Blood Cells: The most frequently transfused component. Treatment of chronic anemia resulting from disorders such as kidney failure, malignancy or gastrointestinal bleeding. Congestive heart failure. Treatment to raise the hematocrit or hemoglobin levels without raising blood volume (such as with elderly patients). Replenish acute blood loss resulting from accident or surgery.
Platelets: Treatments for leukemia and other cancers. Used for conditions in which patient has a shortage of platelets or abnormal platelet function (thrombocytopenia). Learn more about Platelet Pheresis.
Plasma: The liquid portion of blood that contains proteins that help treat severe bleeding problems. Plasma isn't transfused as often as red blood cells or platelets, so once patient needs are met, plasma can be sent to manufacturers that make other treatment products such as albumin and immune globulin.
Cryoprecipitate: A component of plasma that contains blood clotting proteins. It is used to treat or prevent bleeding and disorders such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease. It may also be used as a hemostatic preparation in surgery.
White Blood Cells: Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell that can be collected through apheresis and used for infections that are unresponsive to antibiotic therapy.
Learn more about the Safety of Our Blood Supply.
For more information on the patients who use blood, please visit these web sites:
The National Hemophilia Foundation (www.hemophilia.org)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (www.leukemia.org)
Sources: AABB (AABB.org), America's Blood Centers (AmericasBlood.org)