Name:
LifeSouth Blood Drive at Fitness Factory
Date:
July 30, 2018
Time:
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
Give the gift of Life! Donate Blood!!
Call 251.298.7622 to reserve a time, or just show up and donate!
FACTS:
- 1 blood donation (1 pint) can save up to 3 lives.
- 4.5 million Americans will need a blood transfusion each year.
- More than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day.
- Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
- The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
- The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
- One unit of blood can be separated into several components: red blood cells, plasma, platelets and cryoprecipitate.
- Type O-negative blood can be transfused to patients of all blood types.
- Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is usually in short supply.
- 1 in 7 of people entering the hospital will need blood.
Call 251.298.7622 to reserve a time, or just show up and donate!
FACTS:
- 1 blood donation (1 pint) can save up to 3 lives.
- 4.5 million Americans will need a blood transfusion each year.
- More than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day.
- Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
- The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
- The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
- One unit of blood can be separated into several components: red blood cells, plasma, platelets and cryoprecipitate.
- Type O-negative blood can be transfused to patients of all blood types.
- Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is usually in short supply.
- 1 in 7 of people entering the hospital will need blood.
