{"id":41463,"date":"2013-08-02T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T11:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=41463"},"modified":"2013-08-02T06:51:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T11:51:28","slug":"red-cross-seeks-area-blood-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/08\/02\/red-cross-seeks-area-blood-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross seeks area blood donations"},"content":{"rendered":"

American Red Cross news<\/i><\/p>\n

Of the 2,250 hours of summer, countless are spent vacationing, gardening or just enjoying time in the sun. By setting aside just one of those hours to donate blood through the American Red Cross, you can help save the lives of up to three people and give them the gift of summertime, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re asking you to set aside one hour of your summer to give blood and help those in need,\u201d said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross.\u00a0 \u201cEvery two seconds someone needs a blood transfusion in the United State.\u00a0 We need everyone who is eligible to donate to make an appointment to give.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/a>The need for blood often increases during the summer when vacation travel and activities increase the chance of serious accidents that may require lifesaving or sustaining care.\u00a0 At the same time, the blood supply can dwindle as donors become busy with summertime fun and overlook giving blood.<\/p>\n

While all blood types are needed, Type O is in highest demand because it\u2019s the only type that be transfused to patients in other blood groups such as A, B and AB.\u00a0 Hospitals also use Type O-negative blood in most emergency trauma cases when a patient\u2019s blood type isn\u2019t known.<\/p>\n

The Red Cross is encouraging Type O donors to schedule and keep appointments, or to optimize their donation by making a double red cell donation.\u00a0 Donors who meet certain criteria may be eligible to safely donate two units of red cells through the automated donation process.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepending on your schedule, a double red cell donation may be ideal for you since you can give twice as much in just one visit,\u201d said Whitman.\u00a0 \u201cWhatever your blood type, however you give, someone needs you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upcoming Red Cross blood drives<\/b><\/p>\n

Friday, August 30, from 1-6 p.m., at Van Wert County Hospital\u2019s Medical Center, 140 Fox Road in Van Wert.\u00a0Come to donate and receive a t-shirt while supplies last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

American Red Cross news Of the 2,250 hours of summer, countless are spent vacationing, gardening or just enjoying time in the sun. By setting aside just one of those hours to donate blood through the American Red Cross, you can help save the lives of up to three people and give them the gift of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 22:21:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}