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People who donate blood platelets in Hampton Roads could win an iPad 2 from the American Red Cross. That is just one of the topics discussed on this Sunday's edition of Hampton Roads Topics, with guests Kristin Hatfield and Wes Juezan of the American Red Cross Mid-Atlantic Blood Services Region.
According to the Red Cross website, "platelets are a vital element of cancer and organ transplant treatments, as well as many surgical procedures as they help prevent massive blood loss." Juezan says platelet donation takes a little longer than whole blood donation, but it uses a smaller needle and it can be done more often, once every seven days. Givers of whole blood must wait 56 days between donations.
Everyone who donates platelets during the month of December will be eligible to win an iPad 2. Other prizes include an iPod Touch, a Kindle Fire, and laptop computers.
The local Red Cross also has a great need for whole blood donors, especially during the holidays when people are travelling, on Christmas break or are otherwise too busy to donate. Hatfield says they need 500 to 600 blood donors every day to meet demand.
To give blood, a person must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in generally good health. Cancer survivors and people with tattoos or body piercings are, in most cases, eligible to donate. Visit the Red Cross eligibility page for more details.
To learn more about donating blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org/midatlantic
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