Q: How Much Blood Collected in One Place is Used to Serve the Needs of Victims Elsewhere ?
In Carver County we collect about 3,700 blood donations last year.
These are collected from (74) community bloodmobiles 2-3 times a year,
(14) Corporations, (6) churches, (7) High Schools, (1) College.
This results in 60 total bloodmobiles a year.
| Date | Location | City | Public | Corp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/23/2008 | Chaska VFW | Chaska | ||
| 07/07/2008 | Mackenthun Market | Waconia | ||
| 07/08/2008 | Living Christ Church | Chanhassen | ||
| 07/16/2008 | Watertown City Hall | Watertown | ||
| 07/17/2008 | Willkomenn Pavilion | Norwood Young America | ||
| 07/21/2008 | Victoria Field House | Victoria | ||
| 07/23/2008 | Southview Elementary | Waconia | ||
| 07/30/2008 | Entegris | Chaska | ||
| 08/12/2008 | Mt Olivet Rolling Acres | Victoria | ||
| 08/19/2008 | City of Carver | Carver | ||
| 09/02/2008 | Living Christ Church | Chanhassen | ||
| 09/11/2008 | NYA Pravillion | Norwood Young America | ||
| 09/18/2008 | Victoria Field House | Victoria | ||
| 09/24/2008 | St John's Church | Chaska | ||
| 09/25/2008 | New Germany City Hall | New Germany |
Bloodmobiles marked with 'X' in Corp Column are normally private to that Corporation.
If the 'X' is in the Public column they are open to the public.
Questions? Call Us at: (952) 467-4449 or E-Mail us at: info@carvercountyredcross.org
Or For Exact Times and locations go to: www.givebloodgivelife.org
Blood Questions
Q: How Much Blood is Needed ?
A: On any given day 34,000 units of red blood cells are needed. In emergency situations, such as war or disasters, the focus of hospitals will change.Necessary surgeries will continue, but some hospitals will be needed to treat disaster victims so they are not available to collect blood.
Q: How Much Blood Collected in One Place is Used to Serve the Needs of Victims Elsewhere ?
A: The First Focus of a blood bank is to serve the needs of patients of the immediate area. I times of a shortage, blood banks are called upon each other to fulfill those emergency needs. A structure is in place to provide this cooperation in times of need.
Q: Can't Blood Be Stored for Disasters ?
A: Whole blood is not stored. Whole blood is separated into its components for both storage and usage.
Red Cross blood donations increased 21 percent in the past five years. (5.6 million donations in 1997
compared to 6.8 million in 2002.)
The number of Red Cross blood donors has also increased 21 percent in the past five years.
(3.6 million blood donors in 1997 compared to 4.3 million donors in 2002.)
Blood is perishable; our 2002 success does not guarantee supply today.
Increased demand coupled with more stringent eligibility guidelines makes it more difficult
than ever to ensure that blood is available for every patient.
Therefore, the American Red Cross has set a collections goal of 6.8 million units for 2003
and expects a 2-3 percent annual growth rate in collection for the foreseeable future.
Follow this link to see how much blood is required for various operations.
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