Blood Donation

During the first week of Health Promotion and Caring, we learned about many aspects that are associated with blood transfusions. Blood products, blood typing and compatibility, pre and post transfusion protocol, bedside checks, and transfusion reactions were some

Today I’d like to discuss the need for organ donors across the United States, why the barriers that prevent people from signing up are false or misunderstood, and then show you how to become an organ donor today.

Meeting the demand for blood in the United States is no small feat. Every two seconds someone is in need of blood in the United States and 36,000 units of red blood cell each day. Furthermore, there are many reasons that a person may not be able to donate blood, resulting in only 38% of the population being eligible to donate blood. (“Blood Facts”) Therefore, a policy that allows more people to donate blood is intuitive.

To explain the ABO and Rh blood groups and to identify the universal donor and the universal acceptor (recipient).

I’ve done this many times before and it is really easy however, my first time donating I was a little apprehensive, I’m a baby when it comes to pain and wasn’t sure what would actually happen. The process is pretty simple; you answer a questionnaire to see if you are eligible to donate, have you blood pressure taken, and then are given a finger prick to test your

To make things easier and fun, I have arranged volunteers from the American Red Cross to come to our office to accept our much needed donations. Once you have donated blood, join me in the conference room for lunch. I will have deli meat and vegetarian sandwiches, along with salad from Panera Bread for everyone. For those who donate their blood you will be allowed to get off work early after our lunch.

Preview: today I would really like to speak to you about the need of organ donors all over the world, how you may come to be an organ donor when you die and in the end, how your own family and organ donor recipients gets advantage from your donation.

Every three seconds someone needs blood whether it is for a victim of a car crash or a child battling leukemia. Even though the practice saves millions of lives each year, it owes its start to war. World War 1 is

Donating blood is free of cost and could save many lives, especially those affected by disaster. This is one way that an individual can help more than just their local community. There are so many different ways an individual can get involved with their community and the less fortunate. The ways listed already are only a select few, there are still many more different options that aren’t costly whatsoever.

Blood: Currently being used by you, this fluid circulates through our veins, while nourishing our bodies and helping us develop. Blood, however, isn’t always the best option in times of crisis, we are now grateful to have blood plasma. “The father of the blood bank” went through many struggles to thoroughly refine the idea of medicine by pioneering blood plasma. Due to the life-changing discovery of blood plasma, world-renowned, African-American surgeon Charles Drew saved thousands of lives during World War II and revolutionized modern medicine.

The topic of blood donation well-researched, with strategies having been devised to try and increase donation rates all over the world. Australia faces a challenging set of circumstances, in which remuneration for donation is illegal (ARCBS, 2013). It is thought this may be a contributing factor to the poor repeat donation rates in youth demographics, for whom altruism is no longer a primary driving factor when considering donation (Russell-Bennett, Hartel, Previte & Russel, 2012).

Through my extensive research and four years of faithfully donating blood, I’ve come to realize the magnitude of this problem and just how easy the solution can be. Today I’d like to help you to understand why blood donors are needed and how impactful donating blood can be, the many benefits it provides for others, and encourage you to take action to combat this need with yearly blood donations for all eligible individuals.

Just imagine if one of your brothers or sisters was born with a heart defect and had to have daily transfusions of blood in order to have a chance of survival. Unfortunately, things happen like this everyday and some of you may have experienced them already. In this essay I am going to persuade you to become a blood donor. I try to donate blood every two months or so because it makes me feel like I am doing something good and saving people’s lives. Do you know that 95% of all Americans will need a blood transfusion sometime in our lives (Red Cross web site)? That statistic means that there is a possibility that you, and your family and friends could need support from volunteer blood donors. In this essay I will discuss the need for blood donations, solutions that can increase blood donations, and actions that need to be taken to increase blood donations.

62 Griffith University students, 35 female and 27 male age 18 – 30 were asked to participate in our survey. Respondents had to fill out 20 questions which included demographic questions on age, gender and nationality as well as questions regarding awareness, attitude and actual behaviour towards blood donation. The quantitative data from our survey was entered into

I have learned from this exercise is that many people don’t donate blood and cadaveric organs because of personal reasons. My reasons of not participating in donating blood is that I am anemic. I’m not an organ donor. I don’t have