PLAN AHEAD - BLOOD DRIVE - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The CROTON COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE will be on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 at Croton-Harmon H.S. from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Walk-ins welcome, but to make an appointment, please call: 271-7645 or 271-8449. Every day 2,000 units of blood are needed for NY Blood Center to serve 200 hospitals. A pint of whole blood helps up to 3 people.  And it only takes about an hour to donate.  Babysitting is available.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY AND GIVING A PRECIOUS GIFT THAT’S FREE!

Blood is the lifeline of our body. Read these blood facts to learn more about what makes blood such an essential, life-sustaining force and how your donations critically impact the lives of patients in our communities.

• Blood products are perishable: donated red cells last only 42 days, platelets last only 5 days, and plasma can be frozen for a year.
• 4.5 million Americans receive blood transfusions each year.
• 40,000 pints are transfused each day in the United States – to save the lives of cancer patients, accident, burn, and trauma victims, newborn babies, mothers delivering babies, transplant patients, surgery patients and others in need.
• Much of today’s sophisticated medical care (transplants, heart surgeries, etc.) relies on blood transfusions.
• Car accident and trauma victims may need as many as 50 or more red cell transfusions.
• Severe burn victims may need as many as 20 platelet transfusions.
• Bone marrow transplant patients may require platelets and red cells from more than 100 donors
• State-of-the art automated red blood cell donation ( Alyx (60.2 KB) ) allows donors to double their impact by donating two units of red cells in one visit.