CHICAGO (CBS) --In the Chicago area, theAmerican Red Crosscollects about 1,000 units of blood per day. It sounds like a lot, but the need for blood donations is huge and constant. Cynthia Torres has donated blood more times than she can count. "I try to donate every chance I get,...
Brad Morter was a dedicated blood donor with the American Red Cross for 42 years, contributing over 108 gallons by 2021. He often said, “People don’t realize how easy it is to give blood and help others.” In addition to his career as an operating engineer, Morter volunteered with the...
“Fall is typically a time when the blood supply rebounds as donors are moreavailableto givethan during the busy summer months, but this year has presented a unique and seriouschallenge,” saidDr. Pampee Young, chief medical officer for the Red Cross. “While it’s clear thepandemic continue...
Schedule an appointment to donate blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visitingRedCrossBlood.orgor calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). You can also find ways to make a financial donation or join us as a volunteer atRedCross.org. Story by Nicole Sandler, Photos by Laura...
Red Cross blood drive returns to island Wednesday October 16, the Red Cross will host a blood drive on Nantucket at 22 New South Road at the VFW. This October will mark the return of a Red Cross blood drive to the Island of Nantucket. The blood drive is Oct. 16, 2024, 10:30 a...
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service Essay The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) has identified a long-standing issue of poor repeat blood donation from young donors, in particular males. While this group of the population has a high number of new donors, it has been found they ...
“Seeing how the people are suffering, their needs are great,” Blunt told me. When I spoke with him, it was his second time volunteering at a MARC that week in Arnold. “The Red Cross can only help so much. The MARC can help more.” ...
red cross trained a rich history in 1911, an anonymous donor contacted the national american red cross wishing to make a $5,000 donation to recognize first aid work rendered by railway men. after acceptance of the money, a trust fund was established and named after then current president of...
I have only given blood once. The Red Cross trailer pulled into our school and___students to donate. Most of us were attracted by the promise of free cookies. Missing math class was a___, too. The process was painless but___, and the nurse had just removed the needle when the ...
Studies have demonstrated that hypoxia increases the production of reactive oxygen (O2) and nitrogen species, and limits the antioxidant capacity in red blood cell (RBC). In addition, membrane proteins cross-linking and extensive peroxidation of membrane lipids can occur, which can cause changes in...