The Truth about Blood Drives
Anyone who is age 17 or older may be eligible to donate blood. Individuals who are 16 years old may be eligible to donate with parental consent.
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You must bring a valid picture ID prior to donating. Donors age 19 and up must weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors age 16 to 18 must weigh 122 pounds. There are no variable blood volumes rules for women over 22 years of age.
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Medical technology has provided many life-saving discoveries over the years, but there is still no substitute for blood.
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To meet the needs of the community, we need 800-1,000 donations a day, and all blood donors in the U.S. must be unpaid volunteers. Those units of blood are a vital lifeline for Houston’s health care industry and are used in surgeries, cancer treatments and various medical procedures.
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Volunteering to help with blood drives and recruiting donors is a great way you can still be involved in saving lives.
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Automated donations allow you to selectively donate the blood components that are needed most, with the remaining blood returned to you. You can donate double red cells, platelets or plasma with an automated donation. Depending on your blood type, the collections staff can tell you what donation type is most needed at the time of your donation.
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Every whole blood donation helps save three lives! Plasma is effective in treating burn or shock patients. Platelets can help patients with leukemia and other cancers. Red blood cells are often necessary to treat surgery patients, babies born prematurely and trauma victims.
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The entire donation process, from registration to post-donation refreshments, takes just under one hour, with the actual donation taking five to 10 minutes. You may donate whole blood every 56 days.
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You earn points every time you save lives. By creating a Commit for Life donor account, you can redeem your points for gift cards to shop at your favorite brands like Amazon.com and Target.
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Salem will be hosting our next blood drive on November 15, 2020, from 9:00 am -1:00 pm
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Answers: ALL statements are true!
