Carriage House Plans: Bloodmobile

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Bloodmobile

Organizations like the American Red Cross provide a convenient method for blood donations by utilizing a mobile blood collection lab.The bloodmobile will move to a different location each day while stationed at AEDC.

The dates and corresponding locations are: Oct. 22 - the Engine Test Facility office building 877; Oct. 23 - the Propulsion Wind Tunnel office building 740; Oct. 24 - the Administration and Engineering building 100; Oct. 25 - the Carroll building 1103; and Oct. 26 - the Main Cafeteria building 452.The American Red Cross' promotion from Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 is "Give Something that Means Something." During this promotion, donors will be automatically entered to win a $1,000 gift card.Approximately 40,000 units of blood are used each day in the United States."Blood donation saves countless lives each year," said Leslie Myers, a Comprehensive Occupational Resources (CORE) registered nurse (RN) for Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA). "In this area alone, 400 units are needed each day to provide enough blood."Blood donations are used for patients in the local area hospitals throughout the Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region."Blood products cannot be manufactured," said Lana Butaud, American Red Cross donor recruitment representative. "The American Red Cross relies on the generosity of volunteer donors throughout the community, yet studies show only three in 100 people give blood.