The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-10


the blood plasma quota according
to word from Red Cross headquar-
ters II Ann Arbor. Thursday and
Friday Donors will be taken who
have not previously registered.
This is a joint program Of Nhe
Michigan Department of Health
and tie American National Red
Cross. Red Cross chapters handle
arrangements for the procurement
Of blood and the Department OF
Health provides the technical stan
and equipment. The program is
being conducted to provide ply.
sicians OF Michigan with plasma
and the American Red Cross with
reserves of plasma to be drawn
upon for use in disasters or other
emergencies.
The oh. ective OF the program has
been % provide blood plasma, free,
to physicians of Michigan in ade-
quate amounts TO treat all pa,
tients who might be benefited.
While no limitations are placed
on the use Of blood plasma by ply,
clans. it is expected that recipi-
ents n. plasma and their relatives
and friends will eventually make
up the majority OF donors.
As the second year of the blood
plasma program ends, provision is
being made for the needs OF 1870
hospitals serving IS counties par
ticipating in the program. Larger
hospitals are using an average Of
1870 units of plasma per 100 beds
per year and the amount is In
creasing, The Michigan Depart.
ment o. Health is distributing over
500 units o plasma per month for
use in the treatment of about $50
patients a month.
The Red Cross in each county ar.
ranges for place to hold the clinic,
handles the recruitment of donors
provides volunteer personnel to
work in the clinic, a canteen SER
vice, End a motor corps service,
The Ypsilanti committee is com.
posed CT Mrs. J. Lynn Houck, chair
man; Mrs. D. b. South. Mrs. Fran
els c. Pryor, Mrs. Fred Wolter,
and Mrs. c. NJ. Power; Canteen
committee: Mrs. Leorenz Kisor and
Mrs. Michael Barenow, co-ehair
menF Mrss William Bassett. Mrs.
Graeme Conrad, Mrs. Alex Fox,
Mrs. Stanley Rose.
Recruitment OF donors is func-
ton of the copnty chapter of the
Red Cross but is usually delegated
in part to other civic minded or
ganization an dto personnel man.
ayers OF local factories. The drive
for donors is usually placed on
countrywide basis because the
local chapters Of the National Red
Cross are organized along county
lines. Each town in the county is
requested TO recruit donors for the
clinic
The Michigan Department OF
Health provides equipment and
technical personnel needed for TAX.
ing blood. Donors come TO the
clinic by appointment so that no
one need expect to be kept for
more than one-half to three quart.
ers of an hour. The actual taking
OF blood requires but a few min.
utes and is accomplished without
discomfort TO the donor.
In the selection Of donors regis
tration is limited to healthy indi.
viduals between the ages OF IS 10
SO years who weigh over us
pounds At the clinic, a careful
eheckup Is made OF each prospec-
tive donor with regard TO the his
tory Oh recent illnesses, operations,
or pregnancies or chornic disord-
ers and pulse. temperature. blood
pressure, and hemoglObin findings.
Those who will be unaffected by
the loss OF a pint OF blood are &C
cepted as donors.
Distribution OF plasma has been
made the responsibility OF hos
pitfalls serving communities that
provide donors. It is only in com.
munities that provide donors that
physicians are entitled to the use
OF state plasma. Plasma may be
released by the distributor. free. to
any physician practicing in the
community for the treatment Of
any patient for whom he cares TO
use 1t While for state plasma, the
physician may charge for its ad-
ministration. Hospitals likewise
may charge for preparation OF ad-
ministration sets as these are not
furnished with the plasma. In EN-
ergenCies. the state police trans
port plasma to hospitals needing