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Blood Drives

Thursday, July 31, 2008 - Fowlerville

Asahi Kasei Plastics

1 Thermofil Way

12:00 PM - 5:45 PM

 

Saturday, August 2, 2008 - Howell

Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church

228 N. Burkhart Rd.

10:00 AM - 3:45 PM

 

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - Pinckney

People's Church

425 W. Unadilla St.

1:00 PM - 6:45 PM

 

Thursday, August 7, 2008 - Hamburg

St. Paul Lutheran Church

7701 M-36

2:00 PM - 7:45 PM

 

Friday, August 8, 2008 - Brighton

St. Mary Magdalen

2201 S. Old US 23

2:00 PM - 7:45 PM

 

Monday, August 11, 2008 - Howell

First United Methodist Church

1230 Bower

1:00 PM - 6:45 PM

 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - Brighton

Brighton Library

100 Library Rd.

10:00 AM - 3:45 PM

 

Friday, August 15, 2008 - Howell

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

620 Byron Rd.

10:00 AM - 3:45 PM

 

Monday, August 18, 2008 - Howell

Oak Grove United Methodist

6686 Oak Grove Rd.

2:30 PM - 8:15 PM

 

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Howell

American Red Cross

1372 W. Grand River Ave.

12:00 PM - 5:45 PM

 

Thursday, August 28, 2008 - Brighton

Preview Properties

130 W. Grand River

2:00 PM - 7:45 PM

 

Friday, August 29, 2008 - Brighton

Brighton Community Center

555  Brighton Rd.

10:00 AM - 3:45 PM

 

Friday, August 29, 2008 - Howell

St. John's Episcopal Church

504 Prospect St.

1:00 PM - 6:45 PM

BLOOD DRIVE VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

What happens to your blood donation?

Blood is made up of several elements that perform special functions in your body. Because
your whole blood donation will be divided into parts to meet various medical needs,
your donation can help up to three different people. The most well-known components
derived from whole blood are red cells, platelets and plasma.

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PLATELETS are cell fragments or particles in blood that help form clots and stop bleeding.
Platelets are transfused to patients who experience bleeding because they can’t produce
enough platelets of their own. Many platelet recipients are children undergoing treatment
for extremely serious health problems like leukemia, cancer and aplastic anemia.
Shelf life: 5 days

PLASMA is the liquid yellow portion of blood. It carries nutrients, removes waste, and
serves as an energy source, a regulator of body functions, a system for infection fighting,
and coagulation. Plasma may be frozen and processed into several specialized blood
products.
• Fresh frozen plasma (FFP)--used for transfusions to patients with bleeding
complications
• Cryoprecipitate--needed by people with classic hemophilia and common clotting
disorders
• Albumin--needed by burn victims, in emergencies related to accident or shock cases,
and in the treatment of certain kidney and liver diseases
• Immune globulin--used to supplement a patient’s immune system, to battle various
microbial disease, or for clotting
• Fibrin bandages--now under development by Holland Laboratory, these plasma derived
bandages could be used on battlefields or on the scene of serious accidents
where bleeding contributes to loss of life.
Shelf life: Several years; varies by plasma product

RED CELLS carry oxygen from the lungs to all other tissues in the body. These cells pick
up carbon dioxide from tissues that is then carried back and released into the lungs. Red
cells help patients who are anemic because of blood loss.
Shelf life: 42 days, unless frozen; frozen cells may be outdated up to 10 years.

 

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