Essay About Blood Donation And Need Of Blood Lives

Blood Donation – Persuasive
Monroe’s Motivated SequenceINTRODUCTIONAttention Step:Attention Getter: Would you consider the act of saving someone’s life heroic? What if I told you that you could be a hero to three people in a matter of minutes by doing one thing that takes no longer than an hour to complete with very little effort and doesn’t require any strenuous physical activity?Relevance: This could all be true if you donate blood. You could be someone’s hero. You could be the deciding factor of whether someone in need of blood lives or dies. I know I have been asked to donate to a non-profit agency on several occasions by making a monetary contribution and when I don’t it’s because I can’t afford to. Donating blood doesn’t cost you a penny, but is a priceless gift that you can give. Credibility: Through research and my own personal experience of donating blood, I know the importance of donating.Preview Statement: After informing you of the need for an increase in blood supply, the process of donating blood, and the benefits of donating blood I hope you too will decide to donate blood and more importantly, act upon that decision.TRANSITION: Let’s start by going over the need for blood donations.BODYNeed Step:According to Miller Keystone Blood Center’s web site giveapint.org every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion and approximately 43,000 units of blood are used each day in the United States.There are many different reasons a person would need to have a blood transfusion including: blood loss from surgery or a sustained injury, liver failure, burn patients, cancer patients and people diagnosed with sickle cell diseases to name a few. The American Red Cross website www.redcross.org states that more than 1.68 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year and it is estimated that sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. About 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year. Many cancer patients need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment and sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.There is no substitute for blood. It cannot be made or manufactured. Generous donors are the only source of blood for patients in need of a blood transfusion.TRANSITION: Now that we have identified the need, let’s talk about the solution.Satisfaction Step:To increase the blood supply and help aid in the demand of blood we need more people to donate. According to the web site oneblood.org 37% of the population is eligible to donate blood, but only 5% actually does. Miller Keystone Blood Center states on www.giveapint.org that if all blood donors gave at least twice a year, it would help prevent blood shortages.Anyone who is in good health, is at least 17 years old and weighs 110 pounds or more can donate blood.Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded and approximately 12 tests are performed on every unit of donated blood. Even if you don’t know what blood type you are, you can still donate. All blood types are needed and donating blood is a good way to find out what blood type you are as well as maintain optimal health for yourself as you will go through a mini physical exam every time you donate blood.        TRANSITION: Now that I have given you information on both the need and the solution,         visualize this….Visualization Step: 4.8 million Americans would die each year without life-saving blood transfusions according to the Miller Keystone Blood Center. Imagine yourself being healthy and sustaining an injury that wouldn’t be life threatening if it wasn’t for the tremendous loss of blood. Prior to this injury you were young and healthy and in an instant you are on the verge of death. One simple donation from a volunteer, one simple procedure, and a little time and you are on your way to recovery. Without that blood you would have died. TRANSITION: I hope you all are able to see the importance and the need of donating blood.ACTION STEP: Summary Statement: As I stated earlier, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. The gift of blood is the gift of life.Call to Action: In addition to four local Miller-Keystone locations that are open early morning through late evening accepting both walk-ins and appointments, The American Red Cross will be conducting a mobile blood drive at Faulkner Subaru located at 330 Stoke Park Road here in Bethlehem on Thursday, December 8th from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Charles Chrin Community Center 4100 Green Pond Road in Easton from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Final Thought: I encourage you all to take action and be someone’s hero. With several local blood bank locations and the flexibility of mobile blood drives you should be able to make it a priority to donate. Give someone the gift of blood, the gift of life.WORKS CITEDwww.giveapint.org November 10, 2016www.redcross.org November 9, 2016www.oneblood.org November 18, 2016