blood donor Day Special

1. "Thank you for saving my life".
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2. Blood.What is it?
There are four main components of blood.
1.RedBlood Cells
2.WhiteBlood Cells
3.Platelets
4.Plasma
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3. Blood.What is it?
•Red Cells
•Containhemoglobinand
carry
oxygen throughoutthe body
•WhiteCells
•Helpfightinfection
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4. Blood.What is it?
•Platelets
•Help prevent massive blood loss
by helping blood to clot
•Plasma
•Liquid portion of blood that carries
platelets, red cells and proteins
throughout the body
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5. Blood.What is it?
•Blood Types
•There are eight common bloodtypes that include: A-, A+, B-, B+, O-,
O+, AB- andAB+.
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6. Blood.What is it?
• Facts about blood
• The average adult has 10 - 12 pints of blood in their body.
• Blood is a perishable product with a shelf lifeof only 42 days and
platelets only 5 days, so it must be replenished constantly – there is
simply no substitute.
• Under normal circumstances, about every two seconds someone in
America will need blood.
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7. Who WeAre andWhat We Do
• The Red Cross providesblood for patients in need,
• collecting morethan 40 percent of the nation’s
• supply.
• Single largest blood supplier in the United States
• Trusted provider for patientsin more than 3,000 hospitals
• Maintains a national blood inventory management system
• Participatesin Rare Donor Registry
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8. Blood.What is it?
• Facts about blood
• The average adult has 10 - 12 pints of blood in their body.
• Blood is a perishable product with a shelf lifeof only 42 days and
platelets only 5 days, so it must be replenished constantly – there is
simply no substitute.
• Under normal circumstances, about every two seconds someone in
America will need blood.
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9. Who WeAre andWhat We Do
• The Red Cross providesblood for patients in need,
• collecting morethan 40 percent of the nation’s
• supply.
• Single largest blood supplier in the United States
• Trusted provider for patientsin more than 3,000 hospitals
• Maintains a national blood inventory management system
• Participatesin Rare Donor Registry
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10. Who WeAre andWhat We Do
• Other linesof service:
• Disaster Services – Eachyear the Red Cross responds to more than
75,000 disasters –locally, nationally and worldwide. These services are
free, a donated gift of the American people.
• Armed Forces Emergency Services – The Red Cross operates an around-
the-clock, around-the-world emergency communication network for the
men and women of the armed forces and their families.
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11. Who WeAre andWhat We Do
• Healthand Safety Outreach – The Red Cross has offered health and
safety education for more than 90 years, helping to save lives and
strengthen communities. Currently, the Red Cross provides training in:
– FirstAid/CPR/AED
– Aquatics(lifeguarding,watersafety)
– Caregiving(babysitter’straining,familycaregiving)
– HIV/AIDSEducation
• International Humanitarian Services – A global network works to restore
hope and dignity to the world’s most vulnerable people. International
Services focuses on the following priority areas:
– InternationalTracing
– InternationalHumanitarianLaw
– MalariaandMeaslesInitiatives
– DisasterPreparednessand Response
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12. BloodDonation andEligibility
•WholeBlood Donation
•A unit of whole blood is collected
from a volunteer donor.
•After donation, the whole blood
unit is separated into components.
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13. BloodDonation andEligibility
• Whole Blood Donation
• Theentireprocess lastsabout 1hour.
• Donors can giveevery56 days,up to6 timesper year.
• Redblood cellshave a shelflifeof42 days.
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14. BloodDonation andEligibility
• Whole BloodDonation
• To be eligible to donate whole blood someone must:
• Be 17 years old or 16 with a signed Red Cross parental/guardian consent
form where state permits.
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Be in good health.
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15. BloodDonation andEligibility
•ApheresisPlatelet Donation
•Plateletdonation is an automated
process where blood is drawn
from a donor’s arm into a special
machine. This machine separates
the platelets and some plasma and
returns the remaining blood
components to the donor.
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16. Blood Donation and Eligibility
• Apheresis Platelet Donation
• Theentireplateletdonationprocess lastsabout1.5 to2.5 hours.
• Donors can giveup to24 timesa year.
• Plateletshave ashelflifeof5days.
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17. BloodDonation andEligibility
• ApheresisPlatelet Donation
• To be eligible to donate platelets someone must:
• Be at least 17 years old.
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Be in good health.
• Not have taken aspirin in the past 48 hours.
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18. BloodDonation andEligibility
•DoubleRed Cell Donation
•An automated process where the
red blood cells are separated by a
machine and reserved while the
remaining blood components are
returned to the donor.
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19. BloodDonation andEligibility
• Double Red Cell Donation
• The entire double red celldonation process lasts about 1 hour and 25
minutes.
• Donors can give every 112 days up to 3 times per year.
• Red blood cells have a shelf life of 42 days.
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20. BloodDonation andEligibility
• Double Red Cell Donation
• To be eligible to donate double red cells someone must:
• Be at least 17 years old.
• Males: Weigh 150 lbs. or more and be 5’1” or taller.
• Females: Weigh 175 lbs. or more and be 5’5” or taller.
• Be in good health.
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21. BloodDonation andEligibility
• Steps in the DonationProcess
• Registration
• Health History and Mini-physical
• Donation
• Refreshments
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22. BloodSafety
• The bloodsupply is safer today than it has
• ever been.
• Because bloodis a prescriptiondrug,it is regulatedcarefullybythe Food and
Drug Administration.
• Inaddition tothe FDA requirements,the AmericanRedCross has implemented
manysafetyprecautions.
• About12 tests areperformedoneveryblood donation.
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23. BloodDonation:It MakesA Difference
•What happens to blood after donation?
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24. BloodDonation:It MakesA Difference
•Hospital patients
•undergoingsurgeries
•and treatmentscan
•require various amounts
•of blood products.
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25. BloodDonation:It MakesA Difference
• Whois helpedby blood donation?
• Every day more than 38,000 blood products are needed to treat people
with serious medical conditions – people like Elise.
• Elise was born with a life-threatening heart defect. In order to save her
life, Elise had to undergo an eight-hour surgery to fix her heart defect. She
required 22 units of whole blood and clotting factors to make her body
strong enough for surgery.
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26. BloodDonation:It MakesA Difference
•“Thankyou to all of the donors
who help peoplelikeElise, who so
desperately need a second chance
atlife.”
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