Blood Donation: The Gift of Life

In the US alone a blood donation is needed every 2 seconds; that is 41,000 blood donations that are necessary every day (Blood Facts). The first efficacious blood transfusion was done in 1667 on a boy who was administered sheep blood, the boy survived. This alone paved the way for modern blood transfusions. The first human to human donations were done in the early 1800’s and were unsuccessful due to the lack of knowledge with blood types. Then, in the 1900s, blood types were discovered and soon after blood banks popped up all over while research was done to progress the amazing transfusion system we have today (History). With all the advancement we have made throughout this vast time frame the truth of the matter is that even with the evolution only 10 percent of the 36 percent of people who have the aptitude to give blood actually do (Blood Facts). There are many irrational explanations as to why people don’t give blood some include their own redundant fears, the excuse that giving is superfluous, the dangers and risks with transfusion, and the thought that it causes corruption of your overall health. These false accounts are preventing people from saving lives. Everyone who is healthy and able should save lives and contribute their blood to better help someone who is in desperate need of it.

Many people deem that donating blood is immoral because of reasons such as wrongful doing by the nurses and professionals. Individuals like this have not looked at the facts nor donated, they fail to realize that the donation process is safe and supervised. A large number of individuals fear that too much blood might be taken, the person taking the blood might injure you and miss a vein and in general they are frightened of what m...

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