Registration opens for blood drive

A blood drive will be held Monday and Tuesday in the Jazz Cafe.

If you wish to donate blood, either register in the ASG office located in the Student Union, call the Red Cross (1-800-RED-CROSS) or look for an ASG member recruiting for donors with an iPad.

The first step to donating blood is to complete a donor registration form, which includes information such as your name, address, and phone number. Second, you must present a state-issued ID or two other forms of ID.

Upon checking in, you will need to answer some questions during an interview about your health history and places you have traveled. Once the interview is complete, a Red Cross worker will check for temperature, hemoglobin and blood pressure levels and pulse.

The donation process should then last eight-10 minutes. When about one pint of blood is collected, your donation is complete and a worker will bandage your arm.

Donation of platelets, red cells, or plasma by the more complex process of apheresis may take up to two hours, meantime.

Light snacks and refreshments will be available for all donors afterward to assist in their recovery.