World Blood Donor Day
the World Health Organization (WHO
the Department of Emergency Medicine
Staten Island University Hospital
MNT
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
the Blood Bank, Donor Center
Transfusion Medicine
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
MNT:“It
The American Red Cross
draw’
the American Red Cross
Ferro
University of Manchester
the Medical News Today
News Writer
Twitter
the Centers for Disease…
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
James F. Kenny
Emanuel T. Ferro
John Raimo
mm Hg
Tim
Jewish
No matching tags
Long Island
the United States
NY
U.S.
Fountain Valley
CA
Long Beach
Forest Hills
Queens
arm.”Dr
the United Kingdom
U.K.
TB
World Mental Health Day
June 14 is World Blood Donor Day. To mark this occasion, this week’s edition of Medical Myths will focus on some of the myths and misunderstandings associated with donating blood.In the United States, there are more than 13.2 million blood donors. As the World Health Organization (WHO) explains:“A decision to donate your blood can save a life, or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets, and plasma — which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions.”Medical News Today spoke with Dr. James F. The American Red Cross explains that the “entire process takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.”Dr. Ferro explained to MNT why there is no risk of catching an infection when donating blood:“We use a sterile technique to prepare your arm before we place the needle to draw your blood. As Dr. Ferro explained to MNT, these individuals “can [donate] as long as they meet all of the health screening requirements to donate blood. A constant supply of qualified donors is needed to meet patient needs.”Dr. Kenny reiterated this message, explaining that “only about one-third of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, [and] only about 3% of these potential donors give blood on a regular basis.
As said here by Tim Newman