Benefits of blood donation

Moral,Health,Business

Valeria Pavliukova

Outline

Background Benefit 1 (Moral) Benefit 2(Health) Benefit 3 (Health+Money) Benefit 4 (PR) Conclusion References

Background Person voluntarily gives a blood

Needed :

- victims of burns and injuries

- in complex operations

- hemophilia and anemia

One third will need a blood donation

Every 3 sec. s.o. needs blood

Lack of donated blood = social problem

Donation in the US

40

517

15

23

Can't donate

Do donate

Never thought 17

Too busy

Rest

Benefit 1

Moral satisfaction

Benefit 2

Health

heart diseases

cancer

new blood

Benefit 3Health+Money

Tests on: hemoglobin level

blood pressure

body weight

hepatitis B

hepatitis C

Syphilis

HIV/AIDS

Benefit 4

PR(mutually advantageous cooperation)

CompaniesPublic people

Benefit 4.1Companies

‘Dunkin Donuts’ coffee for a pint of blood "Pint for Pint" (Baskin Robins)

Benefit 4.2Public people

Stars of ‘Vampire Diaries’ Kelly Rowland

http://www.blood.co.uk/vip/gallery/celebrity-videos/

Conclusion

Red Cross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJEK6bv8Ys&feature=related

References1. American Red Cross http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-

statistics2. Chandramita Bora, Advantages of Donating Blood, 10.12.2011,

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-of-donating-blood.html3. Blood types: Distribution stats,interesting facts,2011http://bloodbanker.com/plasma/centers/category/blood-donation-terms/4. A Free Pound of Dunkin Donuts Coffee For a Pint of BloodThursday, January 6, 2011, by Paula Forbes; http://eater.com/tags/blood-donation5. A pint of ice cream for a pint of bloodSunday, July 24, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYQCAAuCVTo

6 .Lack of blood donations proves costly for N.J. hospitals, January 07, 2009http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/lack_of_blood_donations_proves.html