Donate Blood: Gift of Life Introduction To a great extent‚ donating blood is regarded as a gift of life since giving our blood to other people we often save their lives. Therefore‚ every healthy individual should be ready to donate his/her blood in case of necessity or urgency. Main body Donating blood is a safe process while sterile needles and bags are applied to collect blood and therefore the infection spread to the donor impossible. The US regulations‚ for instance‚ allow donating blood once per
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Blood Cells Leukocytes (WBC’s) Leukocytes also known as white blood cells (WBCs) are cells which play a defensive roll in the body against injury and infection. They migrate towards tissues where they are needed and become functional performing various activities. WBCs can be divided into 2 groups: Polymorphonuclear granulocytes and mononuclear agranulocytes. Both types are spherical while suspended in blood plasma but when they invade tissues after leaving the blood vessels they become amoeboid
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Donating Blood as Stated by the American Red Cross It is said that 70% of Americans are eligible to give blood even though the criteria to donate seems quite strict. Each case is treated individually based on why the person is donating. An autologous donor is one who is giving blood to use for them self if needed during a future surgery. All others are anonymous donors who donate blood for others to use when it is needed. I will discuss the reasons why a person could not donate blood as an anonymous
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is in need of blood. In fact‚ about one of every seven people entering a hospital requires a blood transfusion. These startling statistics underscore the crucial nature of blood donation. Yet‚ only about 3% of the population currently gives blood. The number one reason these donors say they give is because they “want to help others.” This attitude of selfless giving supplies the 43‚000 pints of donated blood used each day in North America. There is no substitute for human blood. Over 4.5 million
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Epidemiology‚ blood donors are 88% less likely to suffer a heart attack and 33% less likely to suffer any type of cardiovascular event. Why is that? Well‚ researchers aren’t 100% sure‚ but believe it may be due to either one of two things. The first theory is that blood donors must be considered “healthy” before they roll up their sleeve‚ so they are less likely to suffer heart disease because they are already in good health and probably have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels that non-blood donors
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Blood Transfusion is commonly being ordered to patients who lost a great deal of blood due to a diseasecondition or an accident. It can also be ordered by the physician if the patient is to undergo an operation that would involve considerable blood loss. The following is a step-by-step checklist of things to do and other responsibilities to ensure proper blood transfusion and prevent any unwanted reactions and errors. 1. Verify the physician’s written order and make a treatment card according
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Biology Lab BLOOD TYPING All blood contains red blood cells whose main job is to carry oxygen throughout the body. Red blood cells make up almost 50% of the total blood volume. They are produced in our bone marrow and not only transport oxygen‚ but they take away CO2 and other wastes. Our blood also contains white blood cells which make up only about 1% of our total blood volume. Like the red blood cells‚ the white also are produced by our bone marrow. Our white blood cells are the first response
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• What is “peer pressure?” – Influence that people of similar age or status place on other to behave in a certain way • 2 types of peer pressure:- • Positive peer pressure: influence from peers to behave in a responsible way • Negative peer pressure: influence from peers to behave in a way that is NOT responsible. Peers who try to force you to make wrong decisions often just want support for their wrong actions!!!!!!!! They don’t care about your experience of feelings you have as the result
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They seldom think of the many "good" things that peer pressure could bring about in people - and neither do most parents of teenagers. Most people think of peer pressure as influence to do negative things like smoking‚ taking illicit drugs‚ drinking alcohol‚ having promiscuous sex‚ engaging in criminal behaviour‚ involvement in violence‚ joining gangs‚ and so on. According to experts‚ peer pressure is not all bad. They argue that the right group of friends can encourage a person to do positive
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Cerebral vascular accident or a stroke is the destruction of brain substance‚ resulting from thrombosis‚ intracranial hemorrhage‚ or embolism‚ which causes vascular insufficiency. In addition‚ it is an area of the brain denied blood and oxygen that is required and damage is done to a part of the cells. The effect of the patient depends upon where the damage occurs and the severity of the stroke. Each year alone about 150‚000 people in America die from a stroke or are seriously disabled. Stroke
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