December 24, 2009

East Adams Rural Hospital

to host holiday blood drive

The Inland Northwest Blood Center will conduct a holiday blood drive at East Adams Rural Hospital next Thursday, Dec. 31, beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing until 1 p.m.

Registration is inside the emergency entrance.

Walk-ins are welcome, and individuals may contact Vicky Johnson at 659-5404 to sign up to donate.

Individuals who meet the following guidelines are eligible to donate whole blood:

• Be at least 16 years old (16 and 17 year old donors need a completed Inland Northwest Blood Center Permission & Consent to Donate Blood form, signed by a parent or guardian.)

• Weigh at least 110 pounds (16 and 17 year old donors donating at a high school must weigh 120 pounds)

• Be in general good health including free of any cold or flu virus symptoms

• Wait one year from the date of having any body tattoo

• Wait until completion of a course of antibiotics if applicable

• Wait six weeks following pregnancy (delivery, miscarriage or abortion)

• Not have donated blood anywhere in the last eight weeks (56 days)

• Not have participated in activities that would put donor at risk for infectious diseases such as Hepatitis or HIV.

Questions regarding donor eligibility should be referred to an INBC collection staff member by calling (509) 624-0151 or (800) 423-0141 extension 4189, as well as online at http://www.inbc2.org.