>> THIS WEEK WE ARE CELEBRATING THE RED WHITE AND BLUE BUT ONE BLOOD WANT YOU TO FOCUS
PRIMARILY ON THE RED PART.
>> THAT IS RIGHT THERE IS A
NEED FOR BLOOD RIGHT NOW AND I
HOPE YOU WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE HOLIDAY WEEK TO GO AND GIVE
BLOOD.
TURNING IS NOW SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE
COMMUNICATIONS FOR ONE BLOOD.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TIME OF YEAR
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
WHAT WE SEE THE DIFFERENT
DONATIONS?
>> SUMMERTIME PEOPLE ON
VACATION IN SCHOOL IS OUT.
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE AROUND US WE
NORMALLY SEE OTHER TIMES OF THE
YEAR.
BUT THE NEED FOR BLOOD DOES NOT
STOP AND DOES NOT TAKE A
HOLIDAY AS WE HEAD INTO THE
HOLIDAY STILL THE CONSTANT NEED
FOR BLOOD.
SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE
IT A HABIT AND DONATE EACH AND
EVERY TIME YOU’RE ELIGIBLE TO
ENSURE THE BLOOD IS AVAILABLE
FOR COMMUNITY.
>> WE WERE TALKING EARLIER IT’S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A READY BLOOD
SUPPLY AS WELL AS A DIVERSE
APPLY.
TALK ABOUT THAT FOR US.
TO BE DONATED IN ADVANCE.
SO WHEN WE SAW THE TRAGEDY
UNFOLD HERE AT PULSE NIGHTCLUB
WE SEE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
HAPPENING WITH THE HURRICANES.
THE BLOOD HAS TO BE ON HAND IN
ADVANCE.
SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO NOT
WAIT FOR TRAGEDY BECOME THE
BLOOD DONOR BECAUSE IT IS THE
PEOPLE WHO COME IN DAYS BEFORE
WERE ENSURING THE BLOOD IS
AVAILABLE PRECISELY WHEN IT IS
NEEDED.
SO IT’S VERY IMPORTANT YOU MAKE
IT HAPPEN.
>> WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR TO
GIVE BLOOD.
WE TALKED ABOUT RARE TYPES OF
BLOOD BUT ANYONE CAN GIVE BLOOD
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU LOOKING FOR?
>> IMPORTANT HAVE A DIVERSE
BLOOD SUPPLIES WELL BECAUSE
GENETICS PLAY A ROLE IN FINDING
MATCHES AVAILABLE.
WE’D CASE RECENTLY WHERE SHE IS
SOME OF THE RAREST BLOOD IN THE
WORLD AND THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO
COULD POSSIBLY BE A MATCH FOR
HER WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE INDIAN
OR IRANIAN OR PAKISTANI AND.
YOU SEE HER THERE ON YOUR
SCREEN.
OF THOSE POPULATIONS LESS THAN
FOUR PERCENT LIKELY TO BE A
MATCH FOR HER SO BE TO SEARCH
THE WORLD TO FIND COMPATIBLE
BULLET FOR HER.
>> GOOD UPDATES?
>> SHE IS DOING WELL WE FOUND
FIVE DONORS TO IN THE UNITED
STATES IN TWO UNITED KINGDOM
AND ONE FROM AUSTRALIA THAT
SAVED HER LIFE SO SHE IS DOING
MUCH BETTER.
BLOOD DONORS ARE THESE UNSUNG
HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DO
THEIR PART DAYS BEFORE THE
BLOOD IS EVER NEEDED.
AS A RESULT THEY ARE SAVING
PEOPLE’S LIVES AND SO IF YOU
HAVE THAT POWER TO BE ABLE TO
SAVE SOMEONE WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO COME OUT OR ANY DONOR
CENTERS.
>> FOR SOMEONE WATCHING AT HOME
WHO IS MAYBE NOT DONATED BLOOD
BEFORE WHAT IS THE PROCESS LIKE
AND WHAT YOU PEOPLE NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO
DONATE?
>> IT IS A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS.
A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
IT.
IT IS VERY SIMPLE AND WE HAVE A
TREMENDOUS STAFF THAT HELPS
EVERYBODY WHEN THEY COME IN.
YOU COME IN AND FILL OUT
PAPERWORK.
SCREENING WILL TAKE PLACE WITH
YOUR BLOOD-PRESSURE AND YOUR
PULSE AND USE IT DOWN THE
PROCESS IS QUICK.
WE WAIT FOR WHOLE BLOOD IT
TAKES 10 MINUTES WHAT YOU START
THE PROCESS.
FROM START TO FINISH PAPERWORK
AND ALL IN JUST UNDER ONE HOUR.
>> AND YOU GET A COOKIE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> THE BEST PART.
BUT YOU ARE LITERALLY HELPING
GIVE SOMEBODY THEIR LIFE BACK
AND THERE REALLY IS NO GREATER
GIFT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED BEFORE WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND
DO IT.
NOW IS A GREAT TIME.
SOME IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME
FOR BLOODS CENTERS ACROSS THE
SOMEONE SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE.
>> HOW OFTEN CAN YOU DO IT
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO COME ROUTINELY AND
COULD BE SOMETHING YOU COULD DO
REGULARLY.
>> YES, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
MAKE IT A HABIT.
DO NOT WAIT FOR TRAGEDY BECOME
A BLOOD DONOR.
YOU COULD DONATE EVERY 56 DAYS
FOR WHOLE BLOOD IN EVERY 57
FORD PLATELETS.
PLATELETS ONLY HAVE FIVE DAY
SHELF LIFE AS QUICKLY AS THEY
ARE DONATED THEY ARE TESTED AND
PROCESSED AND SHIPPED OUT THE
HOSPITALS.
WE SERVICE OVER 250 HOSPITALS
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.
SO THERE IS A CONSTANT NEED FOR
BLOOD DONATIONS AS QUICKLY AS
IT COMES IN TESTED PROCESSED
AND OUT THE DOORS SAVING
PEOPLE’S LIVES.
>> AND THEN HE GOES UP OVER THE
SUMMER, RIGHT.
>> THE NEED FOR DONORS TO COME
IN IS HIGH IN OVER THE SUMMER
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AWAY
IMPLICATIONS.
SO THE REGULAR DONORS ARE OUT
AND EVERYBODY’S GOING ON
VACATION AND DOING THINGS.
BUT WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT A HABIT
OVER THE SUMMER.
THEIR PATIENTS RECEIVING BLACK
TRANSFUSIONS RIGHT NOW AS WE
SPEAK IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND
IT’S THE ONLY PLACE I CAN COME
FROM IS A BLOOD DONOR.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BUT
ALSO PEOPLE WITH SICKLE CELL
ANEMIA AND OTHER CONDITIONS
NEED PUT TRANSFUSIONS
FREQUENTLY.
>> ACTUALLY AND GENETICS ARE
PUTTING OUT BIG ROLE.
SINGLE CELL PATIENTS YOU
BROUGHT THEM UP BECAUSE THERE’S
A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR MINORITY
DONORS AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN
DONORS TO BE DONATED.
GENETICS PLAY A ROLE IN FINDING
MATCHES FOR PEOPLE WITH SICKLE
CELL.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THERE
IS THE DIVERSITY IN OUR BLOOD
SUPPLY BECAUSE IT’S PLAYING A
BIG ROLE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SAVING
THEIR LIVES.
>> SO QUICKLY SEE THE BIG
RED BOX AROUND BUT IF WE WANT
TO FIND YOU OR FIND A BIG RED
BOSS WHAT IS THE QUICKEST WAY?
>> JUST GO TO ONE BLOOD NETWORK