Eyes & Ears Blood Drive Events
We hold friendly blood drive competitions with our neighbor, Sioux Falls Family Vision. Our next blood drive event date will be announced soon!
Did You Know??
- 550 units of blood are needed every week to meet the needs of our local hospitals.
- Only 5% of the population donates blood.
- 8 out of 10 of us will require blood or blood products in our lifetime.
- Much of today’s medical care depends upon steady, safe supply of blood from healthy volunteer donors.
The donation process
- Donating blood takes just about 25 to 30 minutes. 5-10 minutes to interview, 5 – 10 minutes to donate and a few minutes to refresh following donation.
- The interview process will include a mini physical and medical history.
Some blood facts
- One unit of blood can be separated into several components (red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets).
- We need to collect blood each and every day. Red blood cells have a shelf life of 42 days, platelets must be used within 5 days and plasma can be stored up to one year if frozen.
- Accident victims may require from 50 to 100 units of blood during their course of treatment.
- Cancer, trauma and surgery patients require transfusions to survive
Save lives by donating blood!