THREE BLOOD TYPES AT LESS THAN A DAY’S SUPPLY Red Cross Asks Donors to Donate Now Two weeks into the new year, the American Red Cross faces a severe shortage of several blood types. Locally, supplies of type O negative, B negative and A negative blood are at less than a day’s supply despite repeated calls to donors to give blood over the past month. The Red Cross is asking blood donors to donate immediately to prevent supply levels from dropping even further in the coming days and weeks. “It is important to note that coming off of a major holiday period, the need for blood never takes a holiday,” says Robert F. Fechner, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region. “In addition to the holiday challenges, during the winter, donations drop and the supply of blood often dips to dangerously low levels.” While all blood types are needed, the low supply of type O blood is of particular concern. Type O is the most commonly used blood type. O negative blood can be used for all patients, but it is often essential to the treatment of trauma patients, newborns and women who are pregnant. Blood drives are scheduled at various times and locations across the area. January 16, 2008 Johnston Community College 10:00 am to 2:30 pm Smithfield Sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa Held in Auditorium Lobby January 21, 2008 Caleb Eargle Memorial Blood Drive 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm Held at Cleveland Volunteer Fire Dept. 9039 Cleveland Road, Clayton Contact Justin Vause @ 919-669-0957 or Adam Godwin @ 919-634-5667 for info and to schedule donation appts. January 25, 2008 Wal-Mart, Clayton 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm 805 Town Center Blvd. (Hwy. 70) January 30, 2008 Cleveland Elementary School 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm 10225 Cleveland School Road Call 919-550-2700 for information and appointments February 2, 2008 Johnston Community Church 8:30 am to 1:00 pm 450 Janie Road, Selma Baptist Tabernacle Church 8:30 am to 1:00 pm 1599 NC Hwy 231, Wendell February 5, 2008 Smithfield Community Blood Drive 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm Held at First Baptist Church 202 South 4th Street, Smithfield Call 919-934-8481 for information and appointments February 6, 2008 Benson Community Blood Drive 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm Held at American Legion Post #109 605 N. Wall Street, Benson Sponsored by Benson Area Medical Center Call Mrs. Helen Smith at 919-894-4261 for information and appointments. February 7, 2008 Kenly Community Blood Drive 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm Held at Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church 2201 Piney Grove Church Road, Kenly Sponsored by Charles M. Phillips “Mr. Majestic” Call Jay Sauls at 919-284-2470 or 919-631-5035 for information and appointments February 10, 2008 American Red Cross – 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm Johnston County Branch 801 South Third Street, Smithfield Call 919-934-8481 for information and appointments February 16, 2008 Micro United Methodist Church 10:00 am to 2:30 pm 104 Fayetteville Street, Micro Call Bettie Smith at 919-284-2358 for information and appointments February 23, 2008 Branch Chapel Free Will Baptist Church 9:00 am to 1:30 pm 7438 NC Hwy 96 North, Selma Call Ann Boughman at 919-965-3844 for Information and appointments February 27, 2008 Selma Masonic Lodge 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm 405 N. Pollock Street, Selma Call Roger Diegele at 919-965-4631 for information and appointments Donors are asked to visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543). The Carolinas Blood Services Region needs 1,600 blood donations a day in order to adequately supply the 103 hospitals it serves. Donors must be age 17 or older and weigh at least 110 pounds.
I can set you up to donate on Friday (the 18th) if you are available to donate during the day (11am-1:30pm) Just PM me for more information!
Whose gonna hold her down while I smack her around?? J/K!! :lol: I will try to go to the one on the 25th at Walmart, that's the closest one to me. Thanks for the heads up Webbie!
it's been 8 weeks since I last donated my B negative, I will get to one of the ones you posted....thanks for the reminder!:mrgreen:
I haven't done it since DS was a baby, I never find out about it till it's too late to go and do it. That's why I'm so glad of this, expecially since I am O+.
Diabetes: can donate if treatment is by diet control and condition is stable; defer donation if on medication taken from this site: http://www.bloodbook.com/donr-requir.html
I have O+ but last time I gave (the only time) I got sick as a dog. dizzy, weak. sorry. I am a wuzzzzzzyyyy
You gots to eat before you for sure, or have eaten a meal prior. :mrgreen: (by the way, good to see you back on the board! )
YES! I had many people donate last year who were diabetic and on medication. The "Who May Recycle Life" pamphlet I have from the Red Cross states that even with an insulin pump it is possible for you to donate. (If you've ever had an injection of bovine insulin made from cattle in Europe since 1980 you're ineligible...)
My son usually donates when he can. I know every blood drive they have had at the HS he has donated. I can't donate because I am anemic and I have had a blood transfusion and I am not sure how many years after you have that you can donate, but the big thing is the anemia. My son and I are both A+ though
Hubby didn't know what he was until we had kids. Well he still REALLY doesn't know. We've deduced that he has to be either B+ or AB+ Reason being, I'm A- Our son is AB+ Our daughter is B+... So he either has to be B or AB+, and he says that's close enough for him, he's a puss. 8)
