AHS Holds Blood Drive
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November 6, 2009
Filed under Student News, Upcoming Events
On Tuesday, November 10th, AHS and the AHS student council will sponsor a blood drive with the help of the American Red Cross. This blood drive will be in the loving memory of Mrs. Debbie Peavy. If your interested please see Mrs. Altman. The blood drive will run from 9:30am to 2:30pm this coming Tuesday. You must be at least 16 years of age. If you are 16, you MUST have parental consent. If you are 17 or older you need a valid ID.
Info for Student Athletes:
Student athletes should wait about 12 hours after giving blood to resume strenuous exercise, depending on how they feel. Drinking extra fluids will help alot after you donate. *If you have a competition or strenuous practice, do not give blood.*
Other Information:
*Most donors have uneventful donations and do fine afterwards, but there is a chance you might become dizzy during and after the donation.
*Every donation is tested for a variety of diseases. Including, HIV and hepatitis.
Interesting Facts:
| Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood | |
| More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day | |
| One out of every 10 people admitted in a hospital needs blood | |
| Total blood transfusions in a given year: 14 million (2001) | |
| The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints | |
| The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O | |
| The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs | |
| Sickle cell disease affects more than 80,000 people in the U.S., 98% of whom are African American. Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives | |
| More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment. | |
| A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood. See more facts on blood needs for various medical treatments |
| The #1 reason donors say they give blood is because they “want to help others” | |
| Two most common reasons cited by people who don’t give blood are: “Never thought about it” and “I don’t like needles” | |
| One donation can help save the lives of up to 3 people | |
| If you began donating blood at age 17 and donated every 56 days until you reached 76, you would have donated 48 gallons of blood, potentially helping save over 1,000 lives! | |
| Red Cross donors are 50% male, 50% female | |
| The American Red Cross accepts blood donations only from voluntary donors |
| Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration and medical history, mini-physical, donation, and refreshments | |
| Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor’s temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hematocrit level (red blood cells count) to ensure it is safe for him or her to give blood | |
| The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour | |
| The average adult has about 10 to 12 pints of blood in his body. Roughly 1 pint is given during a donation | |
| All donated blood is tested for HIV, Hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases, before it can be released to hospitals | |
| Information you give to the American Red Cross during the donation process is strictly confidential. It may not be released without your permission except as directed by law |
| The number of blood donations collected in the U.S. in a year: 15 million (2001) | |
| The number of blood donors in the U.S. in a year: 8 million (2001) | |
| The number of patients who receive blood in the U.S. in a year: 4.9 million (2001) | |
| The volume of blood transfused to patients is increasing at the rate of 6% per year (2001) | |
| The demand for blood transfusions is growing faster than donations | |
| Less than 38% of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood | |
| Blood cannot be manufactured — it can only come from generous donors | |
| Shortages of all blood types usually occur during the summer and winter holidays |
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