American Purple Cross Urgently In search of Blood Donors for Trauma Consciousness Month in Might

When each second counts, blood merchandise can present life-saving care. The American Purple Cross is asking the general public to donate blood or platelets throughout Trauma Consciousness Month in Might to maintain hospitals ready for transfusion wants, together with emergencies.

There’s a particular want for Kind O blood donors and platelet donors presently:

• Kind O detrimental is the common blood sort and what emergency room workers search for when there is no such thing as a time to check a affected person’s blood sort within the worst instances.

• Kind O constructive blood is essentially the most generally used blood sort as a result of it may be transfused to Rh-positive sufferers of any blood sort.

• Platelets are sometimes wanted to assist with clotting in instances of extreme bleeding.

It’s the blood that’s already on the cabinets that may assist save lives in an emergency. Make an appointment to donate now by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or utilizing the Purple Cross blood donation app. Because of Sport Clips Haircuts, everybody who involves donate from April 29 to Might 31 will obtain a coupon for a free haircut through electronic mail.

Moreover, those that enter a giveaway by Might 19 will robotically be entered for an opportunity to win a visit for 2 and a VIP racing expertise to the 2024 NASCAR Cup Collection and Xfinity races at Darlington Raceway this weekend , together with admission to the Sports activities Clips Collection Racetrack hospitality tent and a $1,000 present card. Moreover, those that donate by Might nineteenth can even obtain an extra $10 e-gift card to a service provider of their alternative. For extra info on all of the affords, go to RedCrossBlood.org/RaceToGive.

Upcoming blood donation alternatives Might 16-31:

Burbank

5/16, 5/23, 5/30: 11am – 5:45pm, Burbank Blood Donor Heart, 317 N Cross Ave.

5/17-19, 5/24-25, 5/31: 8am – 2:45pm, Burbank Blood Donor Heart, 317 N Cross Ave.

5/20-22, 5/28-29: 12pm – 6:45pm, Burbank Blood Donor Heart, 317 N Cross Ave.

5/21: 1pm – 7pm, Burbank Elk Lodge #1497, 2232 N Hollywood Means

5/26: 8am – 2:30pm, Burbank Blood Donor Heart, 317 N Cross Ave.

5/27: 8am – 2pm, Burbank Blood Donor Heart, 317 N Cross Ave.

Calabasas

5/22: 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Avalon Calabasas, 3831 Orchid Lane

Glendale

5/16: 7am – 1pm, Glendale Adventist Well being, 1509 Wilson Terrace

5/21: 1pm – 7pm, Maple Park Group Heart, 820 E Maple St.

5/26: 9 am – 3 pm, Lifeway Church / Glendale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 610 E California Blvd.

The mountains of Granada

5/25: 8am – 2pm, Los Angeles Hearth Division FS #87, 10124 Balboa Blvd.

Mission Hills

5/28: 8am – 8pm, Los Angeles Police Division, 11121 Sepulveda Blvd.

North Hollywood

5/28: 11am – 5pm, YMCA, 5142 Tujunga Ave.

The northern ridge

5/20: 11am – 5pm, First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills, 10400 Zelzah Ave.

5/21: 12pm – 6pm, Our Girl of Lourdes, 18400 Kinzie St.

Rancho Porter

5/30: 10am – 4pm, Porter Subject YMCA, 11336 Corbin Ave.

Reseda

5/26: 8am – 2:30pm, Santa Catalina de Siena, 18115 Sherman Means

5/31: 10am – 4pm, AON Senior Wealth Heart, 18255 Victory Blvd.

Robert Sherman

5/16: 10am – 4pm, Westfield, 14006 Riverside Dr.

Tarzana

5/19: 9am – 3pm, Templo Judea, 5429 Lindley Ave.

Van Nuys

5/23: 9am – 3pm, Daniel Pearl Preparatory Magnet Excessive Faculty, 6649 Balboa Blvd.

the hills of the forest

5/16, 5/23, 5/30: 11 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donor Heart, 21333 Oxnard St.

5/17, 5/24, 5/31: 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Woodland Hills Blood Donor Heart, 21333 Oxnard St.

5/18, 5/25: 8am – 2:45pm, Woodland Hills Blood Donor Heart, 21333 Oxnard St.

5/19, 5/26: 8am – 2:15pm, Woodland Hills Blood Donor Heart, 21333 Oxnard St.

5/20-22, 5/28-29: 12:30pm – 7:15pm, Woodland Hills Blood Donor Heart, 21333 Oxnard St.

5/27: 8am – 2pm, Woodland Hills Blood Donor Heart, 21333 Oxnard St.

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