Blood Donation Clinic

April 201614th

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

BLOOD DONATION CLINIC:
WHERE: ABBEY COURT HOTEL
WHEN: Monday 11^th April, 2016
TIME: 2:00pm – 5:00pm

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