Business Spotlight

Cinnamon Alley Cafe

Cinnamon Alley Cafe

BRIDGESTONE AWARD "Best in Ireland 2011, 2012 and 2013.

View Profile

Joyful Celebrant

Creating memories and bespoke ceremonies

View Profile

Blood Donation Clinic

April 201614th

17:00 Abbey Court HotelCommunity, Fundraising, Health and Well Being

Blood Donation Clinic

BLOOD DONATION CLINIC:
WHERE: ABBEY COURT HOTEL

WHEN: Monday 11th April, 2016
TIME: 2:00pm – 5:00pm

and
WHEN: Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th April, 2016.

TIME: 5:00pm - 8:00pm each day

Help Save a Life…......GIVE BLOOD

For further details check our website or contact us on 061 306980

Some facts

One in four people will need a blood transfusion at some point in their lives

• Only 5% of the population are regular blood donors

• Over 1,000 Irish people receive transfusions every week in Ireland

• One car accident victim may require up to 30 units of blood, a bleeding ulcer could require anything between 3-30 units of blood and a coronary artery bypass may use between 1-5 units of blood.

• Approximately 70,000 patients will have transfusions in Irish hospitals this year

• 3,000 blood donors are needed each week in Ireland

• A unit of blood lasts for just 35 days.

• Some blood packs for new born babies or cancer treatment only lasts for 5 days

• There is no substitute for human blood.

• The IBTS supplies 71 hospitals in Ireland with blood and blood products 365 days a year.

Share this: