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Show January holds lowest blood supply leukemia or hemophilia or patients who may have lost blood as a result of an accident or injury. More than 95 percent of all Americans reaching age 72 will need blood or one of the products derived from blood in their lifetimes. Please answer the American Association of Blood Bank's call and lend your hand for life by going to the American Fork Hospital to donate blood, hospital officials urge. Call 756-6001 ext. 395 for an appointment. ap-pointment. By giving up a small portion oi your time, you can help to make certain that blood will be available when you or someone else needs it. American Fork Hospital is asking citizens of Northern Utah County to donate blood during January when the nation's blixxi supply is at its lowest. January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month and the American Association of Blood Banks has adopted the theme "Lend a Hand for Life, Give Blood" for l'JH5. The AABB says every minute more than 25 units of blood or specialized components are transfused tran-sfused in the United States every day. That's nearly 37,000 units used each and every day. Yet dispite the fact the need for blood is constantly increasing, only five percent of those able to contribute con-tribute blood do so. The present supply may not keep pace with the demand, they say, stressing more donors are needed. American Fork Hospital officials point out giving blood is a simple and relatively painless process and takes less than an hour to complete. A one pint donation comprises less than 10 percent of the body's total blood supply and is restored in several hours. Yet that simple donation- can have far reaching results. A single pint of blood can be broken down into as many as four components. These components can then be used to treat several patients suffering from diseases such as |
