KBC to host blood drive in Richmond

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Kentucky Blood Center will host a blood drive at Richmond First Christian Church on Aug. 10, while also offering donors an important opportunity to save lives at a critical time on the calendar.

According to the blood center, “it’s trauma season in Kentucky” when good times and good weather usher in an increase in severe, life-threatening injuries. Traumas like car accidents can have a major impact on the blood supply, and KBC is currently experiencing an increase in blood transfusions while donor turnout lags.

KBC said in a release that traumas can often require more than 50 units of blood for a single patient.

The organization is asking Kentuckians to step up and save local patients’ lives. As a thank you for donating blood, KBC will provide all donors with a “Give Local” t-shirt.

The blood drive on Aug. 10 will take place at the Richmond First Christian Church in the building’s banquet room. The event will take place from 10:30 am. to 5:30 p.m.

According to the KBC, blood collected at this drive will save the lives of patients in Kentucky who require products for surgeries, diseases like cancer, traumas, organ transplants, premature births and more. Kentucky Blood Center, through the generous donation of blood from donors, provides lifesaving blood products to more than 70 hospitals in Kentucky.

Blood donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, be in general good health, show a photo I.D. and meet additional requirements. Sixteen-year-old donors must have a signed parental permission slip, which can be found at kybloodcenter.org.

Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome. To schedule a donation, visitkybloodcenter.org or call 800-775-2522.

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