American Red Cross sponsors blood drive on campus
Joe Stender
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: News
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The students and others that decided to give their blood started by signing up either before hand with an appointment at a certain time, while others signed up at the table in the PUB on Wednesday. The donors were given reading material that explained what would happen during their time donating and also what would exclude them from donating their blood.
The donors were also required to drink a bottle of water while reading the materials. After their names were called, they then sat in another line until a station with a medical technician was available. After the donor was called to a private station, they then had their temperature taken, blood pressure tested and their iron was tested as well.
After these tests were conducted, the donor was then required to answer questions about their personal activities that would not allow them to donate their blood; some being getting a tatoo recently or going abroad.
Once these steps were completed, the donor was then taken to a table where they would be setup to have their blood taken. The donor laid on the table as they were instructed to squeeze a small instrument to help the blood flow out of the arm better. Once the donor got on the table, the process took about 15 minutes before they were done.
The donor was then escorted, by one of the many volunteers, to a table that was filled with cookies and other treats. The donor was able to recover from donating at this picture and could aslo eat pizza that was provided by Bentley.
The donors left with a feeling that they did their part to help others in their community.
"I've donated blood before and it always feels good to give blood. I know someone who gave blood and they were telling me about how they saw a picture of a girl whose life was saved by donated blood, so it always gives me a good feeling," said sophomore Dave Lagerman, who is a frequent blood donor.
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