Every week Australia needs over 27,000 blood donations. Currently there are just under 504,000 voluntary unpaid donors in Australia. In 2013 the Blood Service collected 1.32 million lifesaving blood donations. The red cross is an organisation is who collects, processes and distributes life saving blood products. They also contribute expertise, leadership and support for diagnostic transplantations and other clinical services as well as world class health research. Understanding how important blood donation is, is an issue due to the lack of blood donated to make a difference in someone’s life. Blood is vital to life, making a lot of blood donors patients life lines. Currently, only 1 in 30 Australians are giving blood, but 1 in 3 Australians …show more content…
I received a sample of individuals thoughts and feelings on blood donating and why or why not they believe it is important to donate. The results received do support my focus question with almost 100% of my sample saying yes, blood donating is important. However, more than 50% haven 't donated, I followed this survey question with ‘Why haven 't you donated?’ to which the responses I received were, lived in the United Kingdom in the time of Mad Cow Disease, not permitted to due to being tattooed within the last 12 months, health issues, pregnancy, scared if needles and blood makes some people …show more content…
Social clubs, Schools and Work places donate blood or participate in donation camps. Donating blood is a healthy gesture which only takes a maximum one hour of your time, this equated to 4% of your whole day. We must keep donating as our blood banks are always running low on required blood and can only be stored for a limited amount of time. The importance of blood donation is dispersed though the public through the individuals who have loved ones who have been in desperate need for love. A mother by the name of Carolyn Patrick was unbeknown to the importance of blood donation until her beloved daughter Jasmine was diagnosed with brain cancer. Throughout the six months of chemotherapy Jasmine received red blood cells and platelets to allow her body to sustain chemotherapy treatment. Every Australian needs blood at least once in their lifetime. As a community the blood donation is understood as being important
In a world of constant evolution, a new generation of students deserves a contemporary education that will prepare them both academically and emotionally for the rest of their life. Vincent Lam’s novel, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, exhibits many traits that are beneficial to a 4U English class. Firstly, one of the main characters has a tragic flaw that negatively changes his way of life, similar to Hamlet and Amir studied earlier in the course. The author also explores the duality of human nature through different characters, tying the novel to one of the central themes in the course. This collection of short stories also illustrates many events and emotions that can be applicable to a 4U student and their journey into post-secondary life. In conclusion, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures is an ideal new addition to the 4U English curriculum.
(Satel, 129) There are two main problems with the use of the poll as a supporting fact.... ... middle of paper ... ... Satel argues for organ donation system reform in the United States.
A big question everyone is asking is that if they did donate gay blood, why did they if they were clearly asked not to, and when they did, it means they lied on the forms about their sexual activities. What good is this going to do anyone one may ask, but if you were in that situation, would you not do something about it to? If they suddenly decided that any white female is forbidden to donate blood, no matter what your HIV status is, would you not retaliate and cause a rebel?
Do you want to be a superhero in someones life then you should consider being an organ donor. Why would I want to be an organ donor you may ask? Well for one after you die your organs could be used to help someone else live. Wouldn't that be cool, you could help people after you have passed on. You can be a organ donor at any age. You can also be a organ donor while you are still alive. The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. Signing up for organ donation will save more lives. Becoming an organ donor is simple and can save the lives of many individuals needing your help. You have the power to save.
“Good evening ma’am, are you the mother of Jane Doe?” says a police officer curiously. A mother with a frightened voice squeaks out, “Y-y-yes, officer.” Which he depressingly responds, “I’m sorry to tell you Mrs. Doe, but your daughter has been in a serious car accident. A drunk driver crossed the center line, hitting her head-on at sixty miles-per-hour. She is on her way to St. Mary’s hospital, so she can receive blood and get some tests done. She has lost a lot of blood.” The mother in shock cries a not-so-grateful thanks, hangs up the phone, and drives to the hospital. There seventeen-year-old Jane Doe is luckily doing fine. She has an IV hooked up replenishing the lost blood. It’s her second bag. The daughter and mother should be grateful for the daughter’s life. They should especially be thankful for those two pints of blood she received. A gift from donors, made to save people like Jane Doe. Although this story isn’t real, it is a scenario that shows the need for blood donation. Blood donation is a gift that every person should give in order to help others in his or her community.
If a good portion say, “you can save even more people by becoming an organ donor.”
Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross.
Nevertheless, willing donations are scarce, recently DMV’s have incorporated the option of choosing whether to donate or not donate when obtaining a permit or license. Bringing attention towards this question is fundamental to obtain more registered donors because some people lack the knowledge of how to become donor. Hence, once a person has died without registering to be a donor there is not much that could be done unless a family member accountable for the person agrees on doing so. Not every donor qualifies to donate, depending on the gravitude of the incident in which their death
With every survey taken there are limitations. Within this survey people could have not wanted to say their true reasons for not votin...
So I’m terrified of needles, but they say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and I am certainly banking on that to be true every time I go to the Blood Center to donate blood, which is about every two months. I don’t like it, but it’s just such a good thing to do. I used to give whenever they would come around in those buses, but I stopped doing that after my first visit to the Blood Center. I discovered that you get much more individual attention when you go to the Blood Center at about seven o’clock on a Thursday night.
By donating blood to insure there is enough in supply, the life we save may be our own.
Specific Purpose Statement: To inform the audience about the criteria for becoming a blood donor
The Importance of Organ Donation Each day approximately 6,300 people die and what makes this haunting is that presently there are 83,513 people waiting for organs to be donated, yet each day 17 people die because they do not receive a transplant (http://www.donatelife.net/facts_stats.html). These statistics show that people who are waiting for organ transplants have a good chance at being saved and get what they need. The sad truth is though, because of the lack of people willing to donate organs, many people will continue to wait for organs to save their lives. ? Waiting lists of patients for organ transplants become longer as the need for transplantable organs increases? (Sheehy 1).
In the case study Blood for Sale, Sol Levin, the founder of Plasma International, is seen participating in a highly controversial act: buying and selling blood for profit. In this paper, I will show the advantages and cons of taking part in commercial transactions in blood from the egoistic, the utilitarian, and the Kantian perspectives as well as my stand on the company’s actions.
I will be investigating Human Blood as my specific tissue and giving an overview on the location, characteristics, and the benefits it has to the human body. Blood is extracellular matrix that is consists of plasma, red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. Blood is located within the capillaries/veins/arteries of the human body, which are blood vessels that run through the entire body. These blood vessels allow the blood to flow smoothly and quickly from the heart to distinct parts of the human body. The unique parts of human blood all work together for a purpose: the Red Blood Cells(erythrocytes) transports oxygen throughout the body, White Blood Cells(leukocytes) play a part in the bodies immune system, Platelets(thrombocytes) assist in creating scabs,