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MAYOR'S BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM
Message from Mayor Cook:
Sincere thanks to all of the participants and City employees who donated at the
blood drive held on Friday, October 2, 2009 at City Hall.
At the blood drive, 51 people registered to donate,
which resulted in 43 units of lifesaving blood for our community.
Your support is greatly appreciated and will go a long way toward
assuring a strong blood supply and ultimately saving lives.
Thank you again for your contribution and ongoing
support of the Mayor’s Blood Donor program.
BLOOD DRIVE
Friday, December 11, 2009
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
City Hall, 10th Floor Conference Room
2 Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, Texas 79901
Bring a photo ID.
You can choose a sign up time by visiting
http://www.bloodhero.com/index.cfm?group=op&hlc=epgov&hostlookupcode=epgov
We have another opportunity to make a significant contribution
to the well-being of someone in our community.
This is the gift that really does keep on giving!
Give blood. Be a hero.
Save a life.
Mayor’s top 10 Reasons for giving blood:
- One pint of donated blood can save 3 lives.
- 1 in 5 people entering the hospital needs blood.
- 60% of people in the U. S. are eligible to donate blood, but only 5 do.
- Someone needs blood every 2 seconds.
- Giving blood will not decrease your strength.
- Blood centers run short of types O and B blood.
- 4.5 million American lives are saved each year by blood transfusions.
- Since a pint = 1 lb., you lose 1 pound every time you donate.
- There is no substitute for human blood.
- You’ve helped save a life—maybe of someone you know.
In a typical United Blood Services day:
- 3,965 red blood cell donation are collected
- 347 staff go out on 79 blood drives to meet, interview and collect blood from 2,064 volunteer blood donors
- 1,278 people donate at 73 donors centers
- $3,640 worth of juice and cookies are consumed by donors
- $118,290 is spend on testing costs
- $117,620 is spent on collection supplies such as: blood bags, arm preps, gloves, needles and Co-WrapTM bandages (the bandage tied around your arm after a blood donation)
- Hospitals use 2,579 units of whole blood and red blood cells for surgeries and emergency treatment
- Hospitals use 2,579 units of whole blood and red blood cells for surgeries and emergency treatment
- Hospitals use 294 units of platelets and aphaeresis platelets for leukemia and other cancer patients
- Burn patients and accident victims receive 718 units of plasma
- 205 units of cryoprecipitate are transfused to hemophilia patients
- Each day, United Blood Services deploys a fleet of 495 vehicles including 80 self-contained buses
These statistics cover United Blood Services and Blood Center of the Pacific, an affiliated center.
DID YOU KNOW…
Facts about blood donation
- Less than 5% of the eligible population donates blood in the U.S. each year. This is equivalent to one person for every 20. Because of this, blood banks such as United Blood Services have a difficult time maintaining an adequate blood supply.
- It is estimated that one of every 20 Americans will require a blood transfusion at some points in their lives. This means that the chances are very high hat someone we know will receive blood or blood components at some point.
- Blood is perishable and last only 42 days, so blood center require a constant supply of blood donors.
- Throughout the El Paso Community, 170 points of blood/blood donations are needed every day to keep up with hospital demands. However, only 70-80 donations are collected each day.
- United Blood Services is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, self-supporting community blood centers. Founded in 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona, today UBS serves more than 13 million people in a geographic area one-third the size of the U.S.
- YOU can make a difference…the POWER OF ONE!
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