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The need is constant.The gratification is instant.Give blood.TM
Insert Middle SchoolInsert Middle School HEROES IN THE MAKINGSchool Presentation (Middle School - Grades 6 - 8)
08/10AP0890
HM. PPT001 | 2010/08
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Students like you can help hospital patients
who need blood.
You can be a HERO in the
MAKING!
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How can you help?
Invite an adult to give blood at an upcoming blood drive.
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Who can donate blood?
Only adults
at least
17 years old* can donate blood!
*Sixteen years old in some states.
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Why Give Blood?Patients who are sick with cancer or other diseases or who have been in an accident sometimes need blood to help them get better.
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can help save up to lives
Each person who gives blood
3
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What is blood?
- pumped by the heart through the body
- carries oxygen and food to cells
- carries away waste
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Blood Can Be Made Into Different Parts
1. Red Cells2. Plasma3. Platelets
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How does blood help?Red CellsRed cells, or erythrocytes:
carry oxygen from the lungs to your body’s tissue
take carbon dioxide back to your lungs to be exhaled.
Red cells
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How does blood help?PlateletsPlatelets, or thrombocytes:
are small, colorless cell fragments in the blood
interact with clotting proteins to stop or prevent bleeding.
Platelets
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How does blood help?Plasma is the liquid portion of blood –
in which red and white blood cells and platelets are suspended.
helps in maintaining good blood pressure and
supplies critical proteins for blood clotting and immunity.
Plasma
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What are blood types?There are four main types of blood:
A, B, O and AB
Every person has a blood type.
Each blood type can also be positive (+) or negative (-)
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The perfect matchTo make sure a blood transfusion is safe, the blood that is given to the patient must match the patient’s blood type.
Group O can donate red blood cells to anybody. It’s the universal donor.Group A can donate red blood cells to A’s and AB’s.Group B can donate red blood cells to B’s and AB’sGroup AB can donate to other AB’s but can receive from all others.
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Blood Type: The Negative and the Positive
There is a another factor to blood types called the Rh factor. The Rh can be either present (+) or absent ( – ).
Rh negative blood is given to Rh-negative patients,
Rh positive blood or Rh negative blood may be given to Rh positive patients.
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What happens after a blood donation?
Blood samples are tested to ensure that blood is as safe as possible to transfuse.
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What happens after a blood donation? (continued)
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Become a HeroYour school blood drive
is on _________.
Invite an adult.
Sign up online or return this card to school by ________.
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Thank You GiftAdd the image of the thank you gift you’ll be giving away in your Region as appropriate.
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Do you know blood?1. What is the liquid part of
blood called?2. Which cells give blood its
red color?3. Which part makes scabs?4. Which cells carry oxygen
all over the body?5. What blood type can be
given to anybody?
Answer Bank
a. Red cells
b. Platelets
c. Plasma
d. Type O