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GLHS Students Increase Awareness of Donating Blood

Posted: 3/7/2023 Categories: Featured Links, District News, HOMEPAGE Headlines, Lincoln High School News, Blacklick Elementary News, Chapelfield Elementary, Goshen Lane Elementary News, High Point Elementary News, Jefferson Elementary News, Lincoln Elementary News, Royal Manor Elementary News, Middle School South News, Middle School East News, Middle School West News

About the Authors:
Marleigh McFarland & Annabella Zingale

We are two high school students with the Eastland-Fairfield Career Center Bioscience Program housed at Clark Hall. We are campaigning for blood donations for a Community Awareness project for HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). HOSA is for future health professionals to take action and compete with presentations, trivia, projects, and more.

At regionals we placed second and we move onto states on March 16th and 17th. Our main goal is to spread awareness on the importance of blood donation to hopefully encourage others to donate. If you are eligible to donate, please consider, blood is an essential part of our healthcare system and your donation can make a huge difference .

Blood is a necessity that nobody can live without. Blood donations save millions of lives each year but the need for blood is still rapidly growing. The importance of blood donation is not a topic that is often taught and not everybody is educated on what one pint of blood can do for somebody. Just one pint of blood (one donation) can save up to three lives which is huge. People can make such a large impact with little to no effort.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, blood supply has been in extremely high demand. In January of 2022 The American Red Cross declared their first ever national blood crisis and the blood supply has not yet bounced back.

Many people know that blood is essential but are scared to go through a blood donation. The blood donation process takes about an hour but most of this time is the recovery and paperwork, the drawing of blood takes only 8-10 minutes.

Many people are eligible to donate blood but they are not aware. The age requirements vary between states. In Ohio you can donate blood at 16 with parental consent and at 17+ you are able to donate without parental consent. You must bring your I.D with you so that the staff can identify you. You have to be feeling well the day of your donation and you must wait eight weeks in between donations.

How do you prepare to donate? The night before donation it is important to feel your best. Make sure to get a good night sleep and eat protein and iron rich foods for dinner. It is very important to stay hydrated the day before you donate and to drink at least an extra 16 oz of water before your donation. Make sure you know where your I.D is the night before. You will need this to donate.

Get ready to save some lives!

RELATED LINKS
Blood Donation Webpage developed by Annabella & Marleigh

 


GLHS Students Increase Awareness of Donating Blood

Posted: 3/7/2023 Categories: Featured Links, District News, HOMEPAGE Headlines, Lincoln High School News, Blacklick Elementary News, Chapelfield Elementary, Goshen Lane Elementary News, High Point Elementary News, Jefferson Elementary News, Lincoln Elementary News, Royal Manor Elementary News, Middle School South News, Middle School East News, Middle School West News

About the Authors:
Marleigh McFarland & Annabella Zingale

We are two high school students with the Eastland-Fairfield Career Center Bioscience Program housed at Clark Hall. We are campaigning for blood donations for a Community Awareness project for HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). HOSA is for future health professionals to take action and compete with presentations, trivia, projects, and more.

At regionals we placed second and we move onto states on March 16th and 17th. Our main goal is to spread awareness on the importance of blood donation to hopefully encourage others to donate. If you are eligible to donate, please consider, blood is an essential part of our healthcare system and your donation can make a huge difference .

Blood is a necessity that nobody can live without. Blood donations save millions of lives each year but the need for blood is still rapidly growing. The importance of blood donation is not a topic that is often taught and not everybody is educated on what one pint of blood can do for somebody. Just one pint of blood (one donation) can save up to three lives which is huge. People can make such a large impact with little to no effort.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, blood supply has been in extremely high demand. In January of 2022 The American Red Cross declared their first ever national blood crisis and the blood supply has not yet bounced back.

Many people know that blood is essential but are scared to go through a blood donation. The blood donation process takes about an hour but most of this time is the recovery and paperwork, the drawing of blood takes only 8-10 minutes.

Many people are eligible to donate blood but they are not aware. The age requirements vary between states. In Ohio you can donate blood at 16 with parental consent and at 17+ you are able to donate without parental consent. You must bring your I.D with you so that the staff can identify you. You have to be feeling well the day of your donation and you must wait eight weeks in between donations.

How do you prepare to donate? The night before donation it is important to feel your best. Make sure to get a good night sleep and eat protein and iron rich foods for dinner. It is very important to stay hydrated the day before you donate and to drink at least an extra 16 oz of water before your donation. Make sure you know where your I.D is the night before. You will need this to donate.

Get ready to save some lives!

RELATED LINKS
Blood Donation Webpage developed by Annabella & Marleigh