Health & Fitness
Waterford Residents Encouraged to Give Blood During Liver Awareness Month
Find out where you can give blood in your area for patients undergoing liver and other types of transplants during Liver Awareness Month.
The American Red Cross is encouraging all eligible donors to give blood to support patients undergoing liver and other types of transplants during During Liver Awareness Month in October.
According to a release, liver transplants are the second most common type of transplant in the U.S.A. A single transplant patient could use over 30 units of blood products. There’s an urgent need for O-, A-, B- and AB donors.
Not sure if you’re eligible to donate blood? Check out the requirements below.
Blood donors must:
- Be in good general health and feeling well*
- Be at least 17-years-old in most states, or 16-years-old with parental consent if allowed by state law – see more information for 16-year-old donors »
- Weigh at least 110 lbs.
Additional weight requirements apply for donors 18-years-old and younger and all high school donors. Click here for weight requirements for young donors.
* Note: Healthy means that you feel well and can perform normal activities. If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes, healthy also means that you are being treated and the condition is under control. If you are not feeling well on the day of your donation, please contact us to reschedule.
Here are blood donation opportunities in your area:
September 29, 2015
34 Broadway Avenue
Mystic, CT 06355
October 1, 2015
Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
1055 Hartford Turnpike
Waterford, CT 06385
October 7, 2015
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340
October 9, 2015
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385
October 13, 2015
Connecticut College Crozier Hall
270 Mohegan Avenue/ Route 32
New London, CT 06320
Don’t see your town listed? CLICK HERE for the Red Cross blood donation locator.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visitredcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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