Blood Drive, Armed Services Blood Program
Blood Drive, Armed Services Blood Program
When:
No event data
Where:
Building 305, Multi-Purpose Room
4100 West Third Street
Dayton, OH
Cost:
Free
Appointments are not required, they are highly encouraged.
Blood Donations Save Lives | Health.mil – “If you could save three lives in less than an hour, would you? Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, encourages everyone to donate blood. One donation can save up to 3 lives and takes less than 1 hour. Readiness is a key focus of the Defense Health Agency and blood donation is a key part of military medical readiness.”
This blood program provides blood for military bases, ensuring that not only our servicemembers in the line of duty get the blood that they need, but also Veterans/retirees and families. The ASBP’s supply is still on AMBER status since July 2024; therefore, there is a significant need for all blood types, especially for O Negive/O Positive blood…so if you have type O blood, please consider donating!
While appointments are not required, they are highly encouraged. As with all previous events, drinks & snacks will be provided along with some items you can wear to further the cause and spread awareness.
The content of external links to non-federal agency websites is not endorsed by the federal government and is not subject to federal information quality, privacy, security, and related guidelines. The following link may be used to make an appointment for the blood drive, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A45ADAB2BAAFF2-55519059-14april.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has updated guidance for the Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) or “Mad Cow” disease deferral. The geographical risk deferral is now LIFTED for those who lived in or received transfusions in:
• U.K. for 3 months or more, cumulatively, from 1980-1996
• France or Ireland, for 5 year or more, cumulatively, from 1980 – 2001
If you have any questions regarding your eligibility to donate, please feel free to reach out to SSgt Pestanas ariel.d.pestanas.mil@health.mil