Utah Blood Blog

Busiest week in months!

Last week was extremely busy at the hospitals.  I think the summer season has officially kicked off.  Now that the rain is slowing down the patients are starting to come in to the hospitals.  The number of patients using blood nearly doubled last week and some of them used several dozen blood products.  Here is a sample list of some of the folks who came in last week. 

Heart Problems - 18 patients

Cancer - 6 patients

Trauma - 5 patients

Bone Marrow Transplant - 10 patients

Organ Problems/Transplant - 2 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 17 patients

40-percent of the transfusion on this list were babies or children who needed whole blood and/or platelets.  We really need a lot of help with platelets since we've had some patients using almost a half day supply by themselves.  Thanks to all our donors who help us out.  As you can see from the list you do make a big difference!

First summer patient list

The summer time is typically a challenging time to collect blood.  All the high schools are out and it can be tough to schedule donors because of vacations and other summer time activities.  At the same time the hospitals tend to get a little busier with more folks being in the outdoors and running in to trouble.  Here is our first summer time patient list and it was another busy week.  Here is a partial list of patients that used blood and platelets during the week to give you an idea of who ARUP donors help out each week.

Heart Problems - 13 patients

Cancer - 11 patients

Trauma - 3 patients

Bone Marrow Transplant - 5 patients

Organ Problems/Transplant - 4 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 11 patients

25 percent of the patients during the week were children.  The majority of blood users were A+ and O+ which is pretty typical since the majority of the population are one or the other.  Patients used anywhere from one unit of blood to using several dozen blood products.  Thanks for helping us save lives here in Utah!

Memorial week patient list

Another busy week with several patients requiring a great deal of blood and thanks to the generous donors we have at ARUP Blood Services.  36 percent of the patients receiving blood were premature babies or children.

Heart Problems - 15 patients

Cancer - 5 patients

Trauma - 6 patients

Bone Marrow Transplant - 3 patients

Organ Problems/Transplant - 6 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 4 patients

Donors make a big difference

The past week saw some major procedures taking place all at the same time.  This is why we try to stay ahead on the blood supply because we never know when a major situation will take place.  This past week a donor became available to donate several organs and so several major procedures were all set up in a 24hour period involving seven transplants.  Thanks to the great blood donors to ARUP Blood Services the hospitals were ready and prepared with plenty of blood and platelets to help all the patients.  Here is a small list of some of the folks ARUP blood donors helped last week.

Heart Problems - 14 patients

Cancer - 8 patients

Trauma - 8 patients

Bone Marrow Transplant - 1 patients

Organ Problems/Transplant - 13 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 11 patients

It was a very busy week especially heading in to the summer time when donations typically drop off.  Thanks to all the blood donors and platelet donors who helped make these procedures and surgeries possible to help save lives in Utah!

Pint for a Pint

Our first summer life saving promotion is under way right now.  Each presenting whole blood or platelet donor to our Research Park or Murray location will receive a certificate for a pint of ice cream from Baskin Robbins.

See all the details here

The Memorial Day weekend is the official kick off to the summer season at ARUP Blood Services.  That means there are no more high school blood drives and those contribute 35% of our mobile collection each month.  So we're needing to increase our in-center donations during the summer time.

This is our small way of saying thanks to each of our donors.  We really need the help this summer so make an appointment today to come in and donate.  Thanks for helping us save lives.

Busy week for blood

We had a very busy week with a lot of patients again using quite a bit of blood.  Sometimes the warmer weather can translate in to more traumas from accidents as people enjoy the great outdoors of Utah.  Here is our list of some patients that were helped by ARUP Blood Donors during the last week.  Patients use whole blood and platelet products and some use a small amount while others used dozens and dozens of blood products last week.

Heart Problems - 13 patients

Cancer - 2 patients

Trauma - 10 patients

Bone Marrow Transplant - 2 patients

Organ Problems/Transplant - 8 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 7 patients

40% of the donors receiving blood during the last week were babies and children.  If you wonder what the others are in that category they could be anything from burns, grafts, complicated pregnancies and dozens of other possible issues that require life saving blood.  Thanks to all our donors for making a difference.

Summer Promotion Fun!

We're going to announce one of our big summer promotions soon just before the Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 22nd.

However you can find out early on Monday, May 18th; just become a fan of ARUP Blood Services on Facebook or follow our tweets on Twitter.

Latest Patient List

While we do the same job every single day I am always amazed at the different ways all the blood is used for the patients in need.  Here is our latest patient list.  As usual this is a partial list and does not contain all the patient using whole blood or platelets.  It just gives you an idea on how much each donor is needed each week.

Heart Problems - 13 patients

Cancer - 5 patients

Trauma - 8 patients

Bone Marrow Transplant - 0 patients

Organ Problems/Transplant - 5 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 11 patients

There were lots of people needing blood for traumas and several for severe burns.  Thanks for helping us save lives.  You do make a difference.

Busy week for blood

There were a lot of patients and many of them used a lot of blood products.  Here is a list of some of the reasons why patients used blood during the last week.  Some patients used a few blood products and some used nearly 100 units.

Heart Problems - 15 patients

Cancer - 6 patients

Trauma - 6 patients

Bone Marrow Transplants - 2 patients

Organ Problems/Transplants - 11 patients

Others/No listed diagnosis - 9 patients

37% of the patients were children or babies.  Thanks for everyone who was able to donate and help us out!

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