Show UINTAH COUNTY BLOOD PROGRAM The i qA i ap of nf the blood blond of one human being to save the life of f an another is ts one one of the worlds world's greatest medical achievements Thousands of people are alive today today laughing laughing children y young ung mothers a accident victims the elderly who have hav survived major operations operations because because blood and blood products were available to combat and cure many many types of fatal diseases The American National Red Cross supplies more than half of the nations nation's blood needs Through the Blood Program the Red Cross recruits donors collects blood processes it and stores it and distributes the blood and plasma protein fractions to hospitals and physicians who in turn administer them to patients The program also encourages s and participates in blood research Through a asset network net work of blood centers the Blood Program has hu grown to be the larg largest st blood collection agency in the world because of the willingness of people to give blood from time to time to help save the lives of others Blood Is collected by regional centers which have facilities for collecting processing and distributing the blood Mobile units operating operating oper a ng from these centers travel to industries community halls churches schools or other others s suitable places to collect blood At the laboratory laboratory labor labor- atory blood Is typed subjected to other necessary necessary essary essary tests labeled and stored under controlled con con controlled trolled conditions conditions- From the regional center blood is sent gent to hospitals or clinics clinics' for the physicians p use in caring earing for the sick and In In- i Blo Blood ci I Is la sever never ver wasted waned Plasma from blood not used not used for transfusion Is shipped for tor fractionation frac- frac to commercial laboratories under contract to to the Red Cross for the production of blood derivatives such 85 as serum albumin gamma globulin and fibrinogen which In turn are made available to physicians In accordance with the principal aim of the Program to hi the hf best hest st Duality Dual aunt ity of services and products a blood research division was established at national headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters In 1959 It has bas since grown Into a amod mod mod rn trpe three story res laboratory located located located lo lo- In Bethesda Maryland One objective of research a activities Is to provide the scientific arid and technical basis for developing new products and procedures and improving present ones A second objective Isto is isto isto to stress fundamental research that will add new information in scientific fields related to blood The Blood Program is It developing methods and techniques for forthe the the future Its research program Insures that the quality of blood I blood products and services required for the sick and injured will be met The state bloodmobile will visit Vernal all day Monday at the National Guard Armory We commend Neil Nell Deets county blood chairman his committee and all aU those who freely give their assistance in bringing the bloodmobile to this area We Wes We's s solicits the support support sup sup- port of all Uintah County blood donors donors to help put the blood program m over the top this this visit |