THE BLOOD LIFELINE COMMUNITY
www.bloodlifeline.com
OUR GOAL
In the next two months, our goal is to get 250 local Virginia residents to participate in our Blood Lifeline community by joining the Lifeline List, or more importantly scheduling regular donation appointments.
HOW YOU CAN HELP…
If you are a local Virginia resident and want to support our mission there are three ways you can help:
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to become the lifeline of the community by acting as an intermediary between patients and donors in the Virginia area. We’re working closely with our local hospitals in order to determine patients’ immediate blood needs. As a blood emergency arises, we’ll reach out to VBS Blood Lifeline registered donors who possess the patient’s specific blood product and type.
OUR INSPIRATION
Iva Radman is a stage four non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor and a loyal blood donation advocate. Her story has touched many people in our Virginia community and has inspired them to become regular blood donors. We want to continue that effort and make sure that Iva’s unfortunate incident of unfilled blood inventory doesn’t happen to any other patient in need of a blood transfusion. It’s her story and many others around the world that has inspired us to create the Blood Lifeline Program.
1. SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION
If you know your blood type, check the chart below to determine which type of donation we need most from you. Next, click the “schedule your donation” link on BloodLifeline.com to make your appointment. Remember to share your appointment with friends and family and get them to come donate with you!
Best blood product donation based on blood type:
Type of Donation Blood Types
Red Cells – O+, O-, A+, B-
Platelets – A+, B+, AB+
Plasma – B+, AB+, AB-
2. SIGN-UP ON THE LIFELINE LIST
Sign up on the VBS Blood Lifeline List by registering and we’ll contact you as soon as an urgent patient need arises that matches your blood type, or if a specific blood product inventory gets dangerously low. Choose how you want to be alerted: by phone, SMS, e-mail or all three. Most importantly, help us spread awareness by sharing the Blood Lifeline community with a friend or family member and encourage them to sign-up too!
3. OPT-IN TO RECEIVE “NEED FEED” LATEST NEWS
The Need Feed is an RSS feed designed specifically to send out real-time status updates on blood product needs within the Virginia area to anyone who opts-in. This feed will announce low blood product inventory levels at VBS, special patient requests, and will serve to educate and inspire donors on the importance of regular donations through the use of patient and donor stories.
www.bloodlifeline.com
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