“High school students contributing to blood drive event,”
High school students who donate blood are more likely to experience complications like fainting and bruising than adult donors. The country is relying on high school blood donors to maintain the nation’s blood supply. Strict enforcement prevented people who recently have tattoos or lived in high risk countries have shrank the pool of eligible donors to less than 40 percent of the united state’s population. Blood donors between the age of sixteen and nineteen now accounted for about fifteen percent of annual donations. There is always a risk in passing out and bruising in young teens after blood donations. Teens who have had a minor bad experience in donating blood is not like to donate again thus decreasing the size of the participants. Adult donors are limited because they don’t have as much time as teens. Teens should eat a healthy breakfast, sleep enough, and feeling well before donating blood in order to reduce injuries. Blood centers are in need of more blood donors. It is not safe to rely on teens in donating adequate amounts of blood because there is a higher possibility for them to experience an aftermath problem. Adults should contribute more towards the blood drive to create an equilibrium balance of donors needed worldwide.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/high-school-blood-drives-pose-extra-risk/
